STEPHENS (STEVENS), Allan Woodbain (Alan Woodburn)
| Service Number: | 355 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Junee, NSW, 9 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Coolamon, Coolamon, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | King's College Goulburn |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Townsville, Qld., 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 355, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 355, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 355, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
ALAN WOODBURN STEVENS was born on 9th March, 1896, at Junee, New South Wales, and is the son of Mr. George Stephenson Stevens, Manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Taree, and Mrs. Stevens. He was educated at King’s College, Goulburn. He entered the service of the Bank at Goulburn on 15th April, 1913, and was transferred to Head Office (Inspector’s Department) on 14th October, 1913, and to Parramatta on 28th of the following month.
Alan Woodburn Stevens enlisted as a private in the A.I.F. on 16th September, 1914, and saw service in Egypt, Gallipoli and Palestine. After having been promoted to corporal, sergeant and sergeant-major, he was granted a commission as second lieutenant on 9th March, 1918, and promoted to lieutenant on 9th June, 1918.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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