2352 Stephen Roland PONTON

Date of enlistment	9^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	C Company
Significant events while serving with the AIF	Wounded in Action twice – Pozieres and Ville-sur-Ancre Hospitalised sick Promoted to Lance Corporal

Summary of Lance Corporal Ponton’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
14^th July 1919	Australia	Discharged
21^st May 1919	Australia	Disembarked Melbourne
31^st March 1919	England	Embarked ‘Khyber’ on route to Australia
6^th October 1918	England	AWOL, Sutton Veny – forfeit of 2 days pay
14^th August 1918	England	AWOL, Sutton Veny – forfeit of 3 days pay and deprived of Lance Corporal stripe
6^th July 1918	England	Admitted to No.1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny
23^rd May 1918	England	Invalided to England, and Fort Pitt Military Hospital, Chatham
20^th May 1918	France	Admitted 26^th General Hospital, Etaples
19^th May 1918	France	Wounded in Action (2nd occasion) – gunshot wound to left arm and admitted to 61^st Clearing Station
17^th May 1918	France	Promoted to Lance Corporal
7^th March 1918	Belgium	AWOL – forfeit of 1 days pay
23^rd October 1917	Belgium	Transferred back to 22^nd Battalion
11^th October 1917	France	Sick to 39^th General Hospital Le Havre, with scabies
9^th October 1917	England	Proceed from Hurdcott to France via Southampton
24^th September 1917	England	Reverted to ranks (Private)
3^rd August 1917	England	Promoted to Lance Corporal
28^th April 1917	England	Transferred to 66^th Battalion at Hurdcott
13^th October 1916	England	Marched into No.3 depot Bovington Camp, Wool
25^th September 1916	England	Marched in to No.1 Command Depot Perham Down
10^th August 1916	England	Admitted to Beaufort Hospital, Fishponds, Bristol
9^th August 1916	France	Embarked from Le Havre for England on HS ‘Mahana’
6^th August 1918	France	Admitted to 12^th General Hospital, Rouen
5^th August 1916	France	Wounded in Action – gunshot wound to hand
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked at Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join BEF from Alexandria
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength at Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Embarked Melbourne on RMS ‘Osterley’
3^rd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
21^st July 1915	Australia	Marched into depot