Hugh Kenneth STEVENSON

Regimental number10/998
Date of birth7 March 1894
Place of birthBulls
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
AddressNelson Crescent, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 5.75"
Weight119 lbs
Next of kinFather, Hugh Duncan Stevenson, Nelson Crescent, Napier
Previous military service'A' Company, 1st Battalion, 9th (Hawkes Bay) Regiment
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNapier
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines 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

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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Sources Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7821355

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