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SWEETLAND, Stephen James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 457 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Box Hill, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Wesley College, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Accountant Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row E, Grave 6 Rev. E. Merrington officiated Headstone inscription reads: Those who knew him best loved him most, Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Box Hill (Shire of Nunawading) War Memorial, Shire of Nunawading Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 457, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 15 Oct 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Prior to embarkation | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 457, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 21 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 457, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Died of Wounds 30 June 1915 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Harry Sweetland and Agnes Sweetland nee Prentice of Victoria Street, Box Hill, Victoria. Brother of John Stuart Sweetland, Alice Emily Sweetland, Joseph James Sweetland and Agnes Dorothy Sweetland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had previously served in the in the Field Artillery and the Light Horse
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