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Roy William STEPHENS

Regimental number3944
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
SchoolColac State School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCarpenter
AddressHorn Street, Colac, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 5.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, W Stephens, Horn Street, Colac, Victoria
Previous military serviceMember for 2 years of the Colac Rifle Club, Victoria.
Enlistment date13 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
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 Roll59th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialRue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. I), Fleurbaix, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
168
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Colac Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: William and Minnie STEPHENS, Main Street, Beeac, Victoria. Photo: Ian Marr
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3945 Company Sergeant Major John Dunstan STEPHENS, 59th Bn, killed in action, 25 April 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Killed in action, 19 July 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, STEPHENS Roy William

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