STEPHENS, Alexander
| Service Number: | 163 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Courcelette British Cemetery Grave IV. A. 1., Courcelette British Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 163, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 163, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Son of Mrs. Alexina Nisbet, of 91, Cannel Park, New Cumnock, Ayrshire.
The name of Alexander Stephens was added to the Cumnock war memorial in October 2017 after some ten years negotiation between his present day family and East Ayrshire Council.
The main village memorial sits in New Cumnock Old Cemetery, also known as New Cumnock Afton Cemetery which is reached by taking the B741 Dalmellington road from the roundabout at the school and turning left onto an unclassified road leading to Burns Cairn. The cemetery sits about half a mile on the left. The new extension is met first where cars can be left. The Old Cemetery gates are just beyond the brow of the hill and the memorial sits at the top of the knowe.
It was unveiled and dedicated on Saturday the 3rd December 1921 and the proceedings were reported in the Cumnock Chronicle of December 9th 1921.
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