| Regimental number | 10/998 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Bulls |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Nelson Crescent, Napier |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 5.75" |
| Weight | 119 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Hugh Duncan Stevenson, Nelson Crescent, Napier |
| Previous military service | 'A' Company, 1st Battalion, 9th (Hawkes Bay) Regiment |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Napier |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugh D. and Ada Stevenson, Napier |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 May 1915. Admitted to HS 'Scotian', date not stated (otitis media); transferred to Egyptian Army Hospital, Cairo, 27 June 1915; to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 1 July 1915; discharged to base, 4 July 1915. Rejoined unit, Anzac Cove, 28 July 1915. Admitted to HS 'Delta', 8 August 1915 (neurasthenia); transferred to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 11 August 1915 (debility); to Convalescent Home, Helouan, 11 August 1915; to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 28 August 1915; to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 11 September 1915; to No.1 London General Hospital, London, 8 October 1915; discharged, 27 October 1915; marched into Base Depot, Weymouth, 10 November 1915. Marched into NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 11 January 1916. Admitted to Depot Hospital, 21 January 1916 (venereal disease); transferred to Military Hospital, Cambridge, 27 January 1916; to NZ Convalescent Depot, Hornchurch, 29 March 1916. Rejoined unit, in the field, France, 8 June 1916. Promoted Corporal, 23 July 1916. Found guilty, 6 August 1916, of being absent from the trenches without leave: reprimanded. Promoted Lance Sergeant, 16 September 1916, and appointed Temporary Sergeant, the same day. Promoted Sergeant, 16 December 1916. Admitted to No.1 NZ Field Ambulance, 14 April 1917; rejoined unit, 25 April 1917. Wounded in action, 8 June 1917. Previously reported wounded, now, 30 June 1917, reported killed in action, 7 June 1917. Total war service: 2 years 294 days (of which 2 years 258 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7821355 |