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Richard Thomas STEPHENSON

Regimental number2261
Place of birthOaklands, New South Wales
SchoolOaklands Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressNorth Burrajah via Corowa, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Mr William Stephenson, North Burrajah via Corowa, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 1 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 2 October 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialDoingt Communal Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Minda STEPHENSON, North Burraga, Corowa, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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