
STEVENS, Keith
Service Number: | 3952 |
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Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Dookie, Vic., 1894 |
Home Town: | Dookie, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Salesman |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dookie Enlistments Great European War Roll of Honor, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3952, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3952, 5th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3952, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Henry Stevens, Dookie, Victoria
Pte. Keith Stevens, only son of Mr and Mrs H. Stevens, of Dookie, was killed on October, 4th. Pte. Stevens, who was 24 years of age, was one of the first to enlist from that town. Previously he had been wounded, as well as having been in hospital for some time suffering from trench feet. The deceased soldier was a member of the local branch of the A.N.A. and rifle club, also a prominet player in the cricket and football teams.