| Regimental number | 3936 |
| Place of birth | Nambour, Queensland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 18A Stirling Street, Redfern, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 7.25" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J. Stephen, 15A Stirling Street, Redfern, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 17th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Plot 6C, Grave No. 5386), Rookwood, New South Wales |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 84 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph T. and Jessie STEPHENS. Native of Nambour, Queensland. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, NSW. |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria, Egypt, 27 March 1916, to join the British Expeditionary Force; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916; taken on strength of 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 4 April 1916. Marched out of 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot with 1st Anzac Entrenching Bn, 26 June 1916. Taken on strength of 17th Bn, 3 August 1916. Admitted to No 44 Casualty Clearing Station, 5 August 1916; transferred to No 3 Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 5 August 1916 (gunshot wound, thigh); to England, 15 August 1916; to Lord Derby Hospital, Warrington, 16 August 1916 (gunshot wound, thigh and leg); to Kingston Hospital, 15 February 1917; to St Helen's Hospital, 21 February 1917; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 18 June 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 16 July 1917; disembarked Sydney, 14 September 1917; discharged Sydney (medically unfit: gunshot wound, right leg with sciatic paralysis), 13 March 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, STEPHEN Hibiscus |
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