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STEVENS, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2591 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 April 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Quorn, South Australia, 19 April 1885 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Flers, France, 21 November 1916, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France AIF Burial Ground, Flers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lower North Adelaide War Memorial WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2591, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2591, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2591, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), RMS Morea, Adelaide | |
| 21 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2591, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE W. H. STEVENS.
Private W. H. Stevens, who was killed in action on November 21, was the eldest son of the late Mr. James Stevens, formerly a resident of Broken Hill, and Mrs. E. Stevens, of Lower North Adelaide. He left Adelaide on August 26, 1915, and after serving in Egypt, went to Finance, where he saw much fighting. Two others brothers — Privates J. L. and F. R. Stevens — are in France." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 30 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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