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STEPHENS, Leonard Aspinall
Personal Details
Service Number: | 750 |
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Enlisted: | 16 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Waverley, New South Wales, 29 October 1899 |
Home Town: | Springwood, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Private Tuition |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916, aged 16 years |
Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Springwood District Honour Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 750, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 750, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 750, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 750, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
Leonard enlisted on the 16th of July 1915 as a 15 year old, and just over 12 months later he was killed in action on the 20th of July in the Battle of Fromelles aged 16 years 9 months old.