Regimental number | 380 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Moorook, River Murray, South Australia |
School | Port Adelaide Public School, South Australia; Port Adelaide Public; School of Mines, Adelaide, South Australia |
Other training | School of Mines |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Porter |
Address | William Street, Rosewater, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Martha Stephens, William Street, Rosewater, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Nine Elms British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row F, Grave No. II), Poperinghe, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis James and Martha STEPHENS, Charles Street, Rosewater, South Australia |
Family/military connections | One cousin Pte E G Cavilson 8th Batt died of wounds 10/8/18 nearly four years service. |
Other details | War service: France, Belgium. Wounded, Passchendaele Ridge, 20 October 1917; invalided to Casualty Clearing Station, Poperinghe, where he died. |