Caleb Jasper STEVENS

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STEVENS, Caleb Jasper

Service Number:	3925
Enlisted:	9 August 1915, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brompton, South Australia, 4 April 1889
Home Town:	Brompton, South Australia
Schooling:	Brompton Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Cabinet Maker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 8 April 1917, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bowden Albert Lodge No 12 U.A.O.D. Roll of Honour, Hindmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade Memorial Window, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

9 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3925, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA
2 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3925, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
2 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3925, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Caleb STEVENS and Anne nee TRESEDDER

Husband of M E STEVENS of High Street, Queenstown, SA

Mrs. C.J. Stevens, of High Street, Queenstown, has been officially notified that her husband, Lance Corporal C. Jasper Stevens, was killed in action in France on April 8. Deceased was born at Bowden 28 years ago and was educated at the Brompton School. He was a cabinetmaker by trade, and served his apprenticeship with Messrs. James Marshall & Co. He enlisted in August, 1915, and sailed in the following December. After spending a few months in Egypt, he left for France, and was one of the first Australians to land there. After seeing heavy fighting on the Somme, he was wounded in the battle of Pozieres, sustaining a fracture of the lower jaw and injuries to his chest. He was transferred to England, where he was incapacitated for several months. Eventually he rejoined his old battalion, and served in France till his death. Prior to enlisting, he was for three years in the Australian Garrison Artillery. He was a member of the Hindmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade, also a member of the Druid's Lodge. He was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Stevesn, of West Street, Brompton.

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