James William STEVENSON

Regimental number12/4096
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinFather, Magnus Stevenson, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 4 March 1916
The Infantry component of the 10th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Tofua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives 5 March 1916 as the date of embarkation; harbour records indicate 5 March 1916 as the actual date of departure.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit6th (Hauraki) Company, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No 7), Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Magnus Flett Stevenson and Mary Stevenson, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 9