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STEPHENS, John Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4628 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Glenore, Tasmania, Australia, 23 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Zeehan, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Fireman |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 25 April 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Caestre War Cemetery Plot I. Row A. Grave 16. |
| Memorials: | Hobart Tasmanian Government Railways Great War Roll of Honour, Invermay Tasmanian Government Railways Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4628, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 10 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4628, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4628, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 29 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Company | |
| 7 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Machine Gun Company | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1st Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-04-25 |
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