STEPHENS, William Herbert Brenton
| Service Number: | 230 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | carrier |
| Died: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia , 27 October 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria cremated 27 Oct 1968 (aged 76–77) and buried Ballaarat New Cemetery, Area Rose Garden F, Row 3, Number 11 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 230, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 230, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kim Denyse
William worked at the wool stores to support his family and when his son and namesake was just 1 yr old he enlisted in the army as a Private in May 1916, (Service Number #230).
At the time of enlistment for WWI he was a carrier, standing just 5' 3/4" tall with blue eyes and a fair complexion. He was living at 314 Neil Street (Ballarat). His next of kin is listed as his wife Violet S. Stephens, who was living with his parents at 75 Barclay Street (Ballarat East).
William served in and survived action in Belgium and France being promoted through the ranks to Coy. Sergeant Major when finally discharged in May 1919 when he returned to his wife and son who would now be 4 years old.
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