John STEVENS

STEVENS, John

Service Number: 7069
Enlisted: 18 October 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
Born: Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 26 June 1882
Home Town: Traralgon, Latrobe, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Bricklayer
Died: Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, 20 June 1931, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Gippsland Memorial Park Traralgon, Victoria
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World War 1 Service

18 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7069, 7th Infantry Battalion
23 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 7069, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 7069, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
10 Dec 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7069, 7th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Val Stevens

John was born in 1882, eldest son of James Stevens and Naomi Berry. He worked as a bricklayer with his father and brother before and after the war.

He was diagnosed with an ulcerated cornea and spent the war in England before returning to Australia.