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STEPHENS, George (George Edwin)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2394 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2394, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2394, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2394, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 13 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2394, 22nd Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, GSW (buttock and left leg) | |
| 5 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2394, 22nd Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, 2nd occasion - GSW (left foot) | |
| 8 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2394, 22nd Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, 3rd occasion - GSW (chest) | |
| 11 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2394, 22nd Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", 4th occasion - Gas | |
| 4 Oct 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, for Conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty | |
| 9 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2394, 22nd Infantry Battalion |
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