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Richard Harry STEVENS

Regimental number846
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
SchoolState School, School of Mines, Victoria
Other trainingElectrical Engineering with International Correspondence School.
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMine engine driver
AddressMount Korong Road, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, R. Stevens, Job's Gully, Bendigo, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed three years with Bendigo Light Horse.
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, G Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Row O, Grave No. 5), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
51
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria. Headstone inscription reads: 'Our Anzac'. Parents: Richard (d. 2 February 1921, aged 63; bu. Eaglehawk Cemetery) and Angelina STEVENS (d. 12 June 1937, aged 75; bu. Eaglehawk Cemetery), 'Montana', Job's Gully, Bendigo, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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