James STEVENSON

Regimental number45744
Date of birth12 August 1872
Place of birthScotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSurveyor
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Height5' 10.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss J A Stevenson, 90 Bristol Street, Christchurch
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 January 1917
Place of enlistmentWhangarei
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: John Stevenson, Hokitika, Greymouth
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 16 September 1917, and posted to C Company.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 27 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917'.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 33
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7821357