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STEVENS, Wilfred Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2923 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clunes, Victoria, Australia, 30 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Canbelego, Cobar, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Multiple Gunshot Wounds , Tobruk, 5 May 1941, aged 44 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya Plot 5, Row D, Grave 8 |
| Memorials: | Cobar Canbelego (Anglican) Roll of Honour, Cobar Canbelego Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 2923, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2923, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2923, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 8 Jul 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Awarded for "Bravery in the field" at Amiens, France. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Terri Kelly
Wilfred Henry Stevens was the son of William Henry and Elizabeth Stevens nee Dunstan. He married Ethel May Berry at West Bromwich Staffordshire, England during WWI. Wilfred also enlisted in WW2, lowering his age to qualify. His service number was NX65202 joining the Signals 9th Division. He died from multiple gunshot wounds on 5 May 1941. The words on his headstone chosen by his family acurately descibes him "Loved by all who knew him". To the descendants of Wilfred he is descibed as "OUR HERO".
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