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STEVENSON, Alexander John

Service Number:	1719
Enlisted:	19 May 1916
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hamilton, Victoria, AUSTRALIA, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Hamilton, Southern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 15 October 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Nine Elms British Cemetery V. D. 12. Headstone Inscription: FOR EVER WITH THE LORD
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton Borough of Hamilton Roll of Honour, Hamilton War Memorial

World War 1 Service

19 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1719
27 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1719, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
17 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal
13 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 39th Infantry Battalion
15 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1719, 39th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Wounded in Action and died of wounds on this day. Service Medals: British War Medal; Victory Medal. Next of Kin issued with the Memorial Scroll & Plaque. His service & sacrifice remembered.

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