STEVENSON, James Cecil
| Service Numbers: | 411304, 305 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1933 |
| Last Rank: | Wing Commander |
| Last Unit: | Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia , 21 March 1914 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | The Southport School, Queensland University |
| Occupation: | Teacher |
| Died: | Accidental, Point Cook, Victoria, Australia , 1 December 1942, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Pittosporum, Wall 2AA Niche 580. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Southport Old Southportians Supreme Sacrifice Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
| 28 Mar 1933: | Involvement 411304, later RAAF 305 d/enlist uk - d/d 1/12/1942 | |
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| 28 Mar 1933: | Enlisted | |
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Wing Commander, 305, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots | |
| Date unknown: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, 305 | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, 305 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of the Right Revd. William Henry Webster Stevenson and Katherine Saumarez Stevenson, of Grafton, New South Wales, Australia. B.A. (Maths. Hons.), B.Sc. (Brisbane).
Prior to enlistment James was a teacher at St. John's College, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Qld.
Wing-Commander;
Bishop’s Son, Killed
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Wing Commander James Cecil Stevenson, son of Bishop W. H. Stevenson, of Grafton, is believed to have been killed in an aircraft accident in Victoria yesterday. Wing Commander Stevenson, who was attached to Laverton R.A.A.F. station, was to have been married in Melbourne next Saturday to Miss Joan Lewis, formerly a section officer in the W.A.A.A.F., and daughter of Dr. Lewis, of Melbourne. Bishop Stevenson said today he had been advised that his son was flying solo when his machine crashed into the sea. His body had not been recovered early today.
Wing Commander Stevenson was educated at Southport School and Queensland University, where he took two degrees. He was a member of the Brisbane Aero Club before join ing the R.A.A.F. in 1939.
In 1944, Right Reverend William Henry Webster Stevenson established the James Cecil Stevenson Memorial Prize at the University of Queensland in memory of his son, James. James studied a Bachelor of Arts (Honours Mathematics) and a Bachelor of Science at UQ and gave his life to his country in 1944 as Wing Commander in the Royal Australian Air Force. The prize continues to reward young mathematics students today.