| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Broadford, Victoria |
| School | Glenburnie State School, via Broadford, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Broadford, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Next of kin | Father, H V Lade, Broadford, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served as a Lieutenant in the 15th Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 13th Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/18/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
| Age at death | 35 |
| Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row A, Grave No 1), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 9 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry Vincent and Mary Ann Lade, Broadford, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Tel el Kebir, 5 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 24 March 1916. Taken on strength, 1st Anzac Army Corps Light Horse Regiment, 7 July 1916. Promoted Lieutenant, 23 July 1916. Name brought to the attention of Corps Commander during recent operations, who wished to express his appreciation of his gallant conduct, 8 May 1917: promulgated in Military Order No 353, 18 August 1917. Wounded in action (gun shot wound, left leg and tight arm amputated); admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 25 September 1917. Died of wounds, 25 September 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LADE Stephen |
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