STEPHEN, Kenneth Travers
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Royal Field Artillery |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Maffra, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Haileybury College |
| Occupation: | Solicitor |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Picardie, Somme, Aubigny, France, 22 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension V B 22 |
| Memorials: | Haileybury College HB |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Captain, Officer, Royal Field Artillery, X 2nd Trench Mortar Battery |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Sidney and Blanche Stephen, of 10, Middle Crescent, Brighton, Melbourne
Mr Sidney Stephen, solicitor, of Middle cres[c]ent, Brighton, has received the information that his eldest son, Mr Kenneth Travers Stephen, who was lately practising as a barrister and solicitor at Maffra, Gippsland, has obtained his commission in the Royal Field Artillery, and is now in reserve at Codford, near Salisbury Plains, England. - October 1916
Awarded Military Cross
Stephen went to England and joined the Royal Artillery in January 1916, and he rose to the rank of Captain. He served with distinction in Belgium and France, and was awarded the Military Cross, but was killed on 22nd April 1918. At school he captained the eighteen for two years, and was a good ruckman. He matriculated with honours in classics, and passed through the University Law course. He was in practice at Maffra, and resigned his practice to serve his country. He came back to us for a time as a master in chich capacity he attained much success.
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