Stephen Richard BETHERAS

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BETHERAS, Stephen Richard

Service Numbers:	3312, 3312A
Enlisted:	21 October 1916, Cairns, Queensland
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	4th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Emmaville, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Accidental burns, France, 29 March 1918
Cemetery:	Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension Plot II, Row C, Grave 46,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cairns Cenotaph

World War 1 Service

21 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3312, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Cairns, Queensland
25 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3312, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
25 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3312, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
5 Nov 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Pioneer Battalion
29 Mar 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3312A, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3312A awm_unit: 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-03-29

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Stephen Richard BETHERAS was born in Emmaville, New South Wales in 1894

His parents were Stephen Robert BETHERAS & Minnie Georgina LOVE

He enlisted in Cairns, Queensland on 21st October, 1916 and embarked with the 4th Pioneer Battalion from Sydney on the HMAT Beltana on 25th November, 1916

He died from accidental burns to his face & body on 29th March, 1918 and is buried in the Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot II, Row C, grave 46 - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial

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