William Louis STEVENSON

Regimental number10/491
Date of birth25 March 1878
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
OccupationCook
AddressFederal Hotel, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 8"
Next of kinRev A W (Ma) Stevenson, 6 Broomhill Gardens, Partick, Scotland
Previous military serviceNatal R R
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWamganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
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 rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 17 November 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Found guilty, West Bank of Suez Canal, 23 February 1915, of neglect of duty on outpost duty: award, admonished.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 27 April 1915 (gunshot wound, thorax); admitted to HS 'Delta', no date stated; transferred to HS 'Galeka', 2 May 1915; disembarked Southampton, England, 12 May 1915; to No.1 Southern General Hospital, Dudley Road Section, Birmingham, 12 May 1915; discharged to furlough, 25 June 1915; marched into Australia and New Zealand Base Depot, Weymouth, 10 July 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Ruahine', 17 November 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 4 January 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on a of wounds received in action), 16 November 1916.

Total war service: 2 years 92 days (of which 1 year 80 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death26 December 1942, Christchurch
Age at death64
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7821416

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