2407 Ernest STEVENS

Date of enlistment	16^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	C Company; transferred to 4^th then 6^th Trench Mortar Brigade
Significant events while with the AIF	Wounded in Action – Pozieres Hospitalised sick on four occasions District Court Martial

Summary of Private Stevens WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
29^th October 1945	Australia	Discharged
14^th July 1942	Australia	Enlisted for 2^nd World War
15^th August 1919	Australia	Discharged
23^rd June 1919	Australia	Disembarked Devanah
8^th May 1919	England	Returned to Australia on Devanah
2^nd December 1918	England	Transferred to AIF Depots HQ
29^th August 1918	England	Discharged to No.2 Command Depot Weymouth
19^th August 1918	England	Admitted to 1^st Southern General Hospital Stourbridge sick
18^th August 1918	France	Embarked at Rouen on HS Gruntully Castle and invalided to England sick – debility
23^rd July 1918	France	Re-joined Unit
8^th July 1918	France	Absent for two days until apprehended by Military Police. Forfeiture of 15 days pay
6^th July 1918	France	Discharged from hospital to Base Depot
25^th June 1918	France	To hospital – sick
25^th April 1918	France	Discharged from hospital
22^nd April 1918	France	To hospital – sick with scabies
31^st March 1918	France	Re-joined Unit
13^th March 1918	France	To hospital – sick
16^th November 1917	France	Transferred to and Taken on Strength to 6^th Trench Mortar Battery
9^th May 1917	France	Re-joined Battalion
8^th May 1917	France	Transferred to 4^th Trench Mortar Brigade
19^th April 1917	England	Proceeded overseas to France from Folkestone
27^th December 1916	England	District Court Martial. Award 100 days Detention and forfeiture of 155 days pay
1^st October 1916	England	Absent without leave for 3 days. Escaping while in confinement.
30^th September 1916	England	Marched in from No.1 Command Depot and Taken on Strength to 6^th Training Battalion
11^th September 1916	England	Discharged from hospital to No.1 Command Depot Perham Down
9^th September 1916	England	Transferred to 1^st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield
10^th August 1916	England	Admitted Kitchener Hospital, Brighton
9^th August 1916	France	Embarked at Calais on HS Dieppe for England
6^th August 1916	France	Admitted to No.11 General Hospital
5^th August 1916	France	Wounded – gunshot wound left foot. Admitted to No.3CCS
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
7^th March 1916	Egypt	Left ranks without permission – award 72 hours FP#2 and forfeit of 7 days pay
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
3^rd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot