Regimental number | 2485 |
Place of birth | Saddleworth, South Australia |
School | Mullala Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Kainton, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr William R Stephenson, Kainton, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 50th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'He was a stretcher bearer and at the time he received his wounds was carrying a wounded man with thre other stretcher bearers, one of the bearers being his cousin Pte Allan Stephenson also of the 50th Battalion.' |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row K, Grave No. 12A), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Moonta Cemetery, South Australia. Inscription reads: 'Friends in life, in death not divided.' Parents: William Robinson (d. 25 January 1920; bu. Moonta Cemetery) and Elizabeth Ann (d. 6 October 1930, aged 70; bu. Moonta Cemetery) STEPHENSON, Kainton, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 342 Pte Allan STEPHENSON, 50th Bn, killed in action, 5 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |