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STEPHENSON, Barriss Harold
| Service Number: | 3132 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 October 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Kersbrook, South Ausralia, 26 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Highbury, Tea Tree Gully, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Clare, South Australia, 2 June 1979, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Clare White Hut Wesleyan Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Forreston Primary School WW1 Pictorial Honour Roll, Hope Valley & Highbury Heroes of the Great War Roll, Kersbrook Roll of Honor, Tea Tree Gully Hope Valley Methodist Church and District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 5 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3132, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3132, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 3132, 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Barriss Harold Stephenson
NAME: Harold Burris Stephenson
SERVICE NUMBER: 3132
PARENTS: John Stephenson and Salome Stephenson (nee Butler)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Kersbrook
DATE OF BIRTH: 26 January 1894
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT: Adelaide
DATE OF ENLISTMENT: 12 October 1916
AGE AT ENLISTMENT: 22 Years 8 months
MARITAL STATUS: Single
NEXT OF KIN: Mother, Salome Stephenson
OCCUPATION: Laborer
RELIGION: Methodist
RANK: Private A.I.F. Canteens 9th Light Horse 24th Reinforcement
MEMORIALS: Hope Valley & Highbury Heroes of the Great War Roll of Honor; Kersbrook Roll of Honor; Tea tree Gully / Hope Valley Methodist Church & District Roll of Honor.
Harold as he was always known enlisted as Harold Burris, but his actual name was Bariss Harold.
Embarkation Roll( www.awm.gov.au) incorrectly records Christian Names as Harold Burns. Attestation paper (recordsearch.naa.gov.au) records Christian names as Harold Burris”. (www.vwma.org.au)
Harold’s unit, the 9th Light Horse Regiment embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A6 Clan McCorquodale on 5 December 1917 and disembarked at Suez, Egypt, on 12 March 1917 and were marched into Camp Moascar. He was admitted to Citadel Hospital at Cairo, where he was treated for venereal disease from 8 May to 15 May. Harold was treated for myalgia at 54 and 26 Casualty Clearing Stations, and Sly Hospital at Kantara. Myalgia continued to cause Harold pain, resulting in further treatment at the 14th General Hospital. From there he was transferred to the Convalescent Comp at Abbassia on 7 August.
On 22 September Harold served at the Australian Division Stores at Ghezireh, the Anzac provost Corps in Cairo in October, before being stationed at the details camp at Moascar. Diarrhoea and otitis (inflammation of the ear) resulted in being admitted to No.2 Australian General Hospital on 16 February 1918. He was stationed at Depot Stores on 20 March. A thyroid infection required treatment at Ghezireh during August and September. Harold was treated for malaria throughout September and November 1918.
On 19 January 1919, Harold embarked H.T. Orsova at Suez for Australia, disembarked on 18 February and was discharged on 4 June.
Harold was awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Harold Stephenson died at Clare on 2 June 1979 and was buried at Clare - White Hut Wesleyan Cemetery.
Source www.naa;B2455; Stephenson.H.B. Barcode 8089462
www.vwma; Stephenson.H.B.
Submitted 25 September 2023 by christopher collins
Biography
Harold as he was always known enlisted as Harold Burris, but his actual name was Barriss Harold
Embarkation Roll (www.awm.gov.au) incorretly records Christian Names as Harold Burns
Attestation Paper (recordsearch.naa.gov.au) records Christian Names as Harold Burris
Biography contributed by Modbury High School
Harold Barris Stephenson was born on 26th January 1894 to John Stephenson and Salome Stephenson at Kersbrook, South Australia, he also had a younger sister (Ivy May Stephenson, born on 18 September 1900). Before joining the military, he worked a labourer.
Harold enlisted 12th October 1916, at the age of 22. He embarked on his journey on 5th of February 1917 on board the HMAT Clan MacCorquodale A6 from Adelaide.
He arrived in Suez, Egypt, on 12 March 1917, then moved to Camp Moascar. He was admitted to Citadel Hospital in Cairo from 8 to 15 May for treatment of an infection.
In May 1917 Harold suffered from myalgia and received treatment at the 54 and 26 Casualty Clearing Stations, as well as Sly Hospital in Kantara. His condition persisted, leading to further care at the 14th General Hospital, and he was eventually moved to the Convalescent Camp at Abbassia on 7 August.
He was transferred to the Anzac Provost Corp in October 1917 but again suffered ill health experiencing Thyroid problems and was hospitalised in November 1917. He spent the remainder of the war serving at details camps. He was repatriated back to Australia 19 January 1919 with Malaria. Harold disembarked on 18 February and was discharged on 4 June 1919.
He married Sarah Walker Stephenson on the 10th of February 1926, in Clare, South Australia
Harold Stephenson died at the age of 85 at Clare on 2 June 1979 and was buried at Clare White Hut Wesleyan Cemetery
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