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STEPHENS, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3951 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Omeo, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Art metal worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 20 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3951, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3951, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3951, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His brothers, 1758 Pte Thomas John Stephens, 57th Battalion, killed in action Pozieres, 13 days before on 7 August 1916, 970 Sergeant William Stephens an original member of the 12th Battalion, landed at Gallipoli, was also badly wounded at Pozieres on 20 August 1916 and returned to Australia, 13 February 1917.
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