STEPHENS, Leslie Rossant
| Service Number: | 380 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 December 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moorak, South Australia, 5 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Largs Bay, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Port Adelaide School |
| Occupation: | Railway Porter (S.A.R) |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 20 October 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Nine Elms British Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rosewater War Memorial, Rosewater Womens Memorial Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 380, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 380, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 20 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 380, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
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"LATE PRIVATE ROSS STEPHENS.
Private C. R. (Ross) Stephens, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Stevens, of William street, Rosewater, died from gunshot wounds on October 20. He was educated at the Port Adelaide School, and at the time of his enlistment was a railway porter at Largs Bay. He was a scholar and Officer of the Rosewater Methodist Sunday School, and until he went away was assistant secretary and librarian." - from the Adelaide Daily Herald 08 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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