STEPHEN, Kenneth Latham
| Service Number: | 48013 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Adelaide, SA, 27 February 1924 |
| Home Town: | Woodville, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Woodville High School |
| Occupation: | Armorer's Assistant |
| Died: | Accidental, Port Pirie, SA, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia, 3 September 1943, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia Plot C. Row D. Grave 3., Port Pirie General Cemetery, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Pirie RAAF L5653 Crash Site, Port Pirie RAAF Memorial and Flagpoles, St Clair Woodville High School Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Apr 1942: | Involvement 48013 | |
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| 14 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 14 Apr 1942: | Enlisted 48013 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Algernon Gordon and Ada Myrtle Stephen, of Woodville.
WOODVILLE
SWIMMER KILUED
Lieutenant A. G. Stephen, R.A.N.V.R., and Mrs. Stephen, of Cedar avenue, Woodville, have been notified that their son, Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Latham Stephen, 19, was killed in an air craft accident in Australia on Sep tember 3.
L.A.C. Stephen was an armorer's assistant, and Joined the R.A.A.F. from the Air Training Corps last year. He was educated at Woodville High School and was employed as a clerk by Walter & Morris Ltd., when he enlisted.
L.A.C. Stephen was a well-known swimmer and diver. He won the Air Force high dive in Sydney last year.
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