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STEPHENSON, Charles Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 November 1916, Enlisted Broadmeadows Camp allocated to AASC Reinforcement’s From Remount Depot Sturt Street Royal Park Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 16 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School Victoria, Australia and Private Tuition |
| Occupation: | Builder and Contractor |
| Died: | Carcinoma of the Stomach, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 14 April 1921, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Church of England ZA 2011 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Officer, Australian Army Service Corps, Enlisted Broadmeadows Camp allocated to AASC Reinforcement’s From Remount Depot Sturt Street Royal Park Victoria | |
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| 4 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Miscellaneous Hospitals - WW1, Admitted to Macleod Military Sanatorium for convalescence till 28 March 1917 | |
| 12 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Instructional Staff (AIF), Qualified for Commission At No7 Officer Training School Duntroon | |
| 6 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Depot Battalion, Promoted to Corporal Extra Duty Pay at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Depot Battalion, Transfers to 2nd Depot Bn Broadmeadows Camp Victoria On promotion to Sergeant with extra duty pay | |
| 7 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Depot Battalion, Transferred to 1st Depot Battalion Broadmeadows Camp for duty to 18 June 1918 | |
| 18 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Depot Battalion, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the AIF Re orders 3MD Military Order No339 | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Zealandic embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Embarked 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, SS Zealandic, Melbourne | |
| 5 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Training Battalion, March in to 5th Training Battalion from Australia. 13th GSR V | |
| 22 Feb 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of 8th Battalion in the field France ex Australian Infantry Base Depot LecHavre France on 16 February 1919 | |
| 1 Apr 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Aug 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne on HT Argyllshire for demobilisation | |
| 7 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, Appointment terminated 3MD Melbourne.Cessation of hostilities |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Charles Herbert Stephenson
Militia Service:
19th Light Horse Regiment 1910-1916
Service as an Other Rank 1910-1914
Commission Officer 1915-16
Obtained pass Certificate for Service in the Light Horse and Infantry at Officer Training Course Broadmeadows Camp 1915
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Youngest son of Edward and Betsy STEPHENSON