Edward Arthur STEPHEN

Regimental number4/480
Date of birth9 March 1893
Place of birthWestport
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTelegraphist
AddressOrawaiti
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 10"
Weight157 lbs
Next of kinMrs E Stephen, Orawaiti, Westport
Previous military serviceServed in 12th (Nelson) Company, Post & Telegraph, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Rank on embarkationSapper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Field Engineers
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 16 October 1914
Final rankCorporal
Final unitDivisional Signal Company, New Zealand Engineers
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 1), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Alured Gibson Stephen and Eliza Stephen, 'Orawaiti', Westport, Greymouth
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 26 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916.

Admitted to No 1 NZ Stationary Hospital, 6 September 1916; rejoined unit, 10 September 1916.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 24 November 1916.

Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 19 January 1917 (scabies); p. 2 of Form B103 missing from file.

Promoted Corporal, 8 June 1917.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 27 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917'.

War service: 3 years 60 days (of which 1116 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 7821030