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James STEPHENSON

Regimental number2921
Place of birthAyr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Place of birthAyr, Scotland
SchoolRussell St Public School, Ayr, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStone mason
Address51 Macleay Street, Pott's Point, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFriend, Miss Maggie McKone, 17 Wemyss Street, Marrickville, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Royal Garrison Artillery.
Enlistment date23 November 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 25 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXVI, Row E, Grave No. 8), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Margaret STEVENSON. Native of Ayr, Scotland. STEVENSON the true family name
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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