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John STEPHENS

Regimental number3948
Place of birthYarraville, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address46 Sussex Street, Yarraville, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, M Stephens, Sussex Street, Yarraville, Victoria
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 December 1917
Place of death or woundingWytschaete, Belgium (Battle of Messines)
Age at death20.11
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialSomer Farm Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 18), Wytschaete, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
51
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Matthew and Lucy Mary STEPHENS, 14 Sussex Street, Yarraville, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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