Thomas John STEVENSON

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Service Number:	87
Enlisted:	12 May 1915, Sgt in Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 4 November 1873
Home Town:	Longreach, Longreach, Queensland
Schooling:	Portadown State School
Occupation:	Tailor
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, Somme Sector, France, 29 July 1916, aged 42 years
Cemetery:	Courcelette British Cemetery Grave IV. G. 18., Courcelette British Cemetery, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Longreach War Memorial

12 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 87, 26th Infantry Battalion, Sgt in Royal Warwickshire Regiment
24 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 87, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
24 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 87, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane

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He left a widow, Susan Jane Stevenson-1881–1946 (married 1898)

He is remembered on the war memorial in St Mark's Church, Portadown.