STEPHENSON, Keith Robert
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Box Hill, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne C of E Grammar School; Box Hill College |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 30 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Puchevillers British Cemetery, France I C 56 |
| Memorials: | Box Hill (Shire of Nunawading) War Memorial, Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll, Shire of Nunawading Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 30 Jul 1916: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-07-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
KEITH ROBERT STEPHENSON who died of wounds on 30th July 1916 was the son of Rev. A. R. Stephenson. He was born in 1890 and was at the School from 1905 to 1909. He was in the cricket eleven in 1905-6 and in the athletic team in 1907 and 1908.
On leaving School he followed engineering, both mechanical and structural, and was in the service of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. at Yarraville.
He enlisted early in the war as a private and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in the 8th Battalion on 23rd April 1915 before leaving Australia. He saw active service on Gallipoli but was seriously ill.
He was invalided to Australia, and after a rest rejoined his unit and proceeded to France. He was wounded in the spine in a charge at Pozieres on 28th July. He was taken to the field hospital close by, and
after a brief rally died on 30th July.
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