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Arthur Borlase STEVENS

Date of birth26 June 1881
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway servant
AddressRockley, Meeks Road, Kensington, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs V E Stevens, Rockley, Meeks Road, Kensington, New South Wales
Enlistment date27 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name2nd Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
Promotions

Lieutenant Colonel


Unit: 2nd Battalion
Promotion date: 12 March 1916

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29354 (5 November 1915); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No. 12 (27 January 1916).

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917).

FateReturned to Australia 24 September 1918
Medals

Distinguished Service Order


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 12
Date: 27 January 1916

CMG


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103
Date: 29 June 1917

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: Commander of the Order of St Michael & St George, Distinguished Service Order, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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