Frank Stephens (SN 143), a Sebastopol -born farmer, enlisted in the 8th Infantry Battalion on August 18th 1914. He embarked from Melbourne in October on board the Benalla, first to Egypt and then to Gallipoli in April 1915. A couple of weeks after the Gallipoli landing, he received a gunshot wound to the right shoulder, remaining in hospital for a month before being discharged to base in June. He received his first promotion to Lance Corporal in May 1916 before returning to hospital due to illness. He crossed to France from England in September 1916, rejoininhg the 8th battalion in Belgium. He was promoted to Sergeant in July 1917 before being killed in action at Broodseinde on October 4th 1917. He has no known grave, and his name is recorded on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.