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STEPHENS, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 555, 555A |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Accident, Colac, Victoria, Australia, 1924 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Colac Methodist Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 555, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 555A, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 555A, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His brothers, 3944 Pte. Roy William Stephens 59th Battalion AIF, killed in action 19 July, 1916, aged 22 and 3945 Company Sergeant Major John Dunstan Stephens, 59th Battalion AIF, killed in action, 25 April 1918.
Thomas was twice wounded, once in 1917, shrapnel to the knee and once in 1918, a gunshot wound to the scalp. He was returned home for ‘family reasons’ during December 1918, probably due to the death of his two brothers. Thomas died in a motorcycle accident near Colac during 1924, still only 26 years of age.
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