STEVENSON, James Garnet
| Service Number: | 2502 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Oberon, New South Wales, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in action, Dernancourt, France, 5 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Oberon Shire Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2502, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2502, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2502, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James was one of four brothers who enlisted during WW1. Only one survived, John Leslie Stevenson, he being returned to Australia in late 1918 at the request of his aging father.
James served with the 47th Battalion. His brother 353 Pte. Edward Lancelot Stevenson 9th Battalion AIF was mortally wounded at the Anzac landing on 25 April 1915 and died two weeks later in Egypt.
James went missing during the famous defence of Dernancourt by the 47th Battalion on 5 April 1918. His death was not confirmed until 6 months later and his remains were never found. Strangely his name is remembered on the Ypres, Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium, even though James died in France.
Another brother, 2nd Lieutenant Vere Cumming Stevenson M.M. 34th Battalion AIF, was killed in action 14 July 1918.
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