Victor Neil STEVENS

STEVENS, Victor Neil

    Service Number: 1828
    Enlisted: 29 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, 13 December 1896
    Home Town: Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria
    Schooling: State School Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Farm Labourer
    Died: Wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 June 1915, aged 18 years
    Cemetery: Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove
    Plot 11, Row A, Grave 2 Headstone inscription reads: He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Swan Hill War Memorial
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    World War 2 Service

    29 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1828, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria

    World War 1 Service

    29 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1828, 6th Infantry Battalion
    13 Apr 1915: Involvement Private, 1828, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
    13 Apr 1915: Embarked Private, 1828, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
    27 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1828, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    30 Jun 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1828, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Nature of wounds not stated. Evacuated to CCS however died of wounds (sometime) in the period 30 June 1915 to 4 July 1915.

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    At the time of enlistment he was living at Hider Street, Warrnambool, Victoria

    Son of James Stevens and Alice Stevens nee Beckham of Marcus Post Office, Geelong, Victoria formerly of Swan Hill, Victoria. Brother of Beatrice Stevens

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Previously served in the Citizen Military Forces

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