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STEVENSON, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 581 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Pollokshaws School, Glasgow |
| Occupation: | Plasterer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 20 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy St Pierre, Amiens, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, The South Australian National War Memorial, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 581, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 581, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 581, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 20 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 581, 43rd Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", GSW (buttock) |
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