Harold Rowton STEVENS

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STEVENS, Harold Rowton

Service Number:	840
Enlisted:	30 January 1915
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	11th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Colton Vale, Queensland, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Mackay, Mackay, Queensland
Schooling:	Homebush State School, Gatton and Agricultural College, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Palestine, 7 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gatton Agricultural College HR, Homebush & District Honor Board, Jerusalem Memorial, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

30 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 840, 11th Light Horse Regiment
20 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 840, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
20 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 840, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
7 Aug 1916:	Involvement Trooper, 840, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 840 awm_unit: 11 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-08-07

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Frank James and Emma STEVENS, Colton Vale, Mackay, Queensland

News was received by the Acting-Mayor yesterday advising that Private H. R. Stevens, 11th Light Horse, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Stevens, Colton Vale, was killed in action on 7th. August. The message requested that the deep sympathy of the King, Queen and Commonwealth Govermment be conveyed in the loss the army had sustained. Private Stevens was a well-known rifleman and very popular in the Mackay district.

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