William Alfred STEVENS

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STEVENS, William Alfred

Service Number:	2786
Enlisted:	4 September 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Petersburg, South Australia, 14 April 1897
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Boilermaker
Died:	Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 21 August 1946, aged 49 years
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval; Row #11; Site #24
Memorials:	New Thebarton Lodge No 23 U.A.O.D. Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

4 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2786, Adelaide, South Australia
6 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2786, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
6 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2786, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
16 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 50th Infantry Battalion
31 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2786, 50th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan

Mother, Mrs Catherine Stevens, 43 Ebor Avenue, Mile End, South Australia
Lived with his parents on enlisting.

Described on enlisting as 19 years 4 months of age; 5' 8" tall; single; 130 lbs;
fresh complexion; blue eyes; auburn hair; Roman Catholic

04/09/1916 enlisted in Adelaide, SA

06/11/1916 embarked from Outer Harbour, onboard HMAT A19 Afric
as a Private, with 50th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
09/01/1917 disembarked into Plymouth, England

08/06/1917 gun shot wound, admitted to 8th Red Cross Hospital

16/08/1917 promoted to Lance Corporal - 50th Infantry Battalion

25/04/1918 gun shot wound received in action, France
27/04/1918 invalided to England

21/08/1918 rejoined unit in France

16/1/1919 Returned to Australia

31/03/1919 discharged from service

21/8/1946    Passed away
buried in:     West Terrace Cemetery (AIF section)
                   Kendrew Oval; Row #11; Site #24

Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 24/11/2016. Lest we forget.

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