Herbert Dawson STEPHENSON

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STEPHENSON, Herbert Dawson

Service Number:	3206
Enlisted:	4 November 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Langhorne Creek, South Australia, Australia, 26 April 1873
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation:	Draper
Died:	Killed in action, Dernancourt, France, 5 April 1918, aged 44 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide Scots Church WW 1 Honour Board_2, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kent Town Prince Alfred College 'Nobly Striving, Nobly Fell' Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

World War 1 Service

4 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3206, 47th Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 3206, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 3206, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Herbert Dawson Stephenson was born and raised in South Australia, but enlisted in the 47th Battalion in Townsville, Queensland. He was 43 years of age when he joined up in 1916. He was the son of the late William Dawson and Elizabeth Mason Dawson of Strathalbyn, South Australia. The father, William, a well-known community leader in the town, had passed away during 1898.

Herbert joined the 47th Battalion in Belgium on 10 July 1917. He survived the fighting around Ypres later that year and was reported missing on 5 April 1917, when the 47th Battalion was almost overwhelmed by several divisions of German infantry attacking the Australian line near Dernancourt in France.

Herbert’s mother passed away while he was on active service during 1917. His sister Margaret Emily Stephenson was in communication with Base records for some years after his death.

Herbert’s medals and entitlements eventually went to an older brother, Alfred Stephenson.

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