STEPHENS, Frank George
| Service Number: | 143 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Ballarat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sebastopol, Vic., 1894 |
| Home Town: | Sebastopol, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sebastopol State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Tree Plaque: |
Ballarat Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Avenue of Honour, Magpie State School Honor Roll Book, Magpie State School No. 2271 Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 143, 8th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic. | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 143, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 143, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 143 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Frank George Stephens (SN 143), a Sebastopol-born Farmer, enlisted in the 8th Infantry Battalion on 18th August 1914. He embarked from Melbourne in October, first to Egypt and then to Gallipoli in April 1915. On 15th May 1915 he received a gunshot wound to the right shoulder, remaining in hospital for a month before being discharged to base on 26th June 1915. He received his first promotion to Lance Corporal on 5th May 1916 before returning to hospital due to illness. He crossed to France from England on 2nd September 1916, re-joining the 8th Battalion in Belgium. He was promoted to Sergeant on 27th July 1917 before being killed in action at Broodseinde on 4th October 1917. He has no known grave. His name is recorded on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
Official notification has been received by Mr Stephens, of Albert street, Sebastopol, that his son, Pte Frank Stephens, has been killed in action in France. Pte Stephens, who was one of the original Anzacs, was 21 years of age. he has two brothers on active service, and a fourth brother has been invalided home to Australia.
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