Francis Walter STEVENSON

STEVENSON, Francis Walter

Service Number: Officer
Enlisted: 13 August 1915
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 52nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Howard, Queensland, Australia, 15 August 1890
Home Town: Howard, Fraser Coast, Queensland
Schooling: Howard State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 26 years
Cemetery: Messines Ridge British Cemetery
Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 41
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Howard War Memorial, Shire of Howard Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

13 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 52nd Infantry Battalion
16 Aug 1916: Involvement 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916: Embarked 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane
7 Jun 1917: Involvement Lieutenant, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-06-07

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Walter STEVENSON and Charlotte nee LEWIN, of Howard, Queensland.

HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE

About a month ago our town was thrown under a very dark cloud when one of our highly esteemed citizens, Mr. Walter Stevenson received the sad intelligence that his youngest son, second-Lieutenant F Stevenson had been killed in action.  The first telegram was rather indefinite, stating Frank was missing, believed to be be killed.  And while there seemed to be a ray of hoope, that hope was dashed to pieceds the following day, when another message came through confirming his death.  Needless to say the news was received all around the district as a great blow, and with great and general regret.  He was born in Howard 27 years ago, was a scholar in the the Methodist Sunday Schooll, and was well known and highly respected by all.  He left Howard a the age of 18 years and wherever he lived since, he carried the respect of all, as a letter since received from Mossman, proves.  Holding a welcome meeting in that town for Senator Crawford, the news of his death having reached them, they at once sent a letter of sympathy and regret to his father.  Frank responded to the call of duty about a year and 10 months ago, and after being in Brisbane for a time, was promoted and sent to a training college where he received a commission as second-Lieutenant and left Australia in charge of a unit.  He arrived in France just before last Christmas, and after some very narrow escapes in the trenches, made the supreme sacrifice on June 7th of this year.  He fell doing his duty.

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