Robert James Stephens
- Born: 1 Feb 1915, Leederville, Perth Western Australia
- Marriage (1): Jean Isabel Marriot on 15 Mar 1937 in Perth, Western Australia
- Marriage (2): Barbara Peterson in 1959 in Perth, Western Australia
General Notes:
Service Record
Name STEPHENS, ROBERT JAMES
Service Australian Army
Service Number WX38159
Date of Birth 1 Feb 1915
Place of Birth LEEDERVILLE, WA
Date of Enlistment 27 Feb 1943
Locality on Enlistment PERTH, WA
Place of Enlistment MOUNT LAWLEY, WA
Next of Kin STEPHENS, JEAN
Date of Discharge 16 Jan 1946
Rank Driver
Posting at Discharge HQ 1 AUST BASE SUB AREA
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No
Robert was a transport driver in the army during WW2 in the Netherlands East Indies. He arrived back in Australia on 23rd December 1945 on the ship Kanimbla from Borneo. All WA personnel spent ten days in Sydney and then boarded the HMAS Mooltan in January 1946 arriving in Fremantle ten days later. He then worked for the Government Bus Service, retiring in 1977.
Local History Awards 2004 "WINNERS"
1st prize: Robert Stephens. Memories of Leederville in the 1920s. ... E & W Stephens Coachbuilders and Farrier at 115 Oxford Street, Leederville. ...
TOV News No.34
Places and Buildings category. 1st prize ($100) Robert Stephens for the photograph of his father's business. at 115 Oxford Street, Leederville. ...
Robert married Jean Isabel Marriot on 15 Mar 1937 in Perth, Western Australia. (Jean Isabel Marriot was born on 5 May 1910 in Waroona, Western Australia.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Divorced: Divorced, 1956.
Robert next married Barbara Peterson in 1959 in Perth, Western Australia. (Barbara Peterson was born on 16 Jan 1919 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire England.)
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