'Operations ? Belle Vue Spur, 4th October 1917 to 20th October 1917. For devotion to duty. This NCO was the Transport Sergeant of the Battalion and he did excellent work in this capacity during the above period and until November, 1917, when he left the Unit on a Tour of Duty. Sergeant Stevenson was always a devoted and faithful worker, and, while the Battalion was in the line, he spared no efforts to ensure the proper delivery of supplies to the men in the trenches. Moreover, he served with the Unit during the offensive operations on the Somme, at Messines, and in the October offensive east of Ypres, and on these special occasions he overcame all difficulties in the way of transport and it was due largely to his efforts that the Battalion did not at any time fail to receive its rations.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 17 June 1918

Regimental number	8/1058
Address	5 Park Terrace, Kensington, Dunedin
Marital status	Single
Next of kin	Father, James Stevenson, Waipori Falls, Otago
Rank on embarkation	Private
Enlistment status	Volunteer
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
	Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Medals	Meritorious Service Medal 'Operations ? Belle Vue Spur, 4th October 1917 to 20th October 1917. For devotion to duty. This NCO was the Transport Sergeant of the Battalion and he did excellent work in this capacity during the above period and until November, 1917, when he left the Unit on a Tour of Duty. Sergeant Stevenson was always a devoted and faithful worker, and, while the Battalion was in the line, he spared no efforts to ensure the proper delivery of supplies to the men in the trenches. Moreover, he served with the Unit during the offensive operations on the Somme, at Messines, and in the October offensive east of Ypres, and on these special occasions he overcame all difficulties in the way of transport and it was due largely to his efforts that the Battalion did not at any time fail to receive its rations.' Source: London Gazette Date: 17 June 1918
Miscellaneous details	Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body