STEVENSON, Francis William
| Service Number: | W2605 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 December 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 9 August 1924 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia., 13 May 1994, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 2 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, W2605 | |
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| 27 May 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, W2605 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Lyell
Sgt Francis Stevenson (Marine Engineer) together with Cpl James Hogan (Coxswain) rescued 16 commandos in extremely rough seas in Port Phillip Rip and out in Bass Straight in four distinct and separate rescues on the night of the 17th of February 1960 aboard the 40-foot army workboat AM1872 Yambuck.
Having put the 16 commandos ashore at Queenscliff and in the absence of any further orders or information Stevenson and Hogan decided to once again venture out into Bass Straight in appaling conditions to seek further survivors. Their courage is undoubted and certainly of the highest order.
Taken from transcript of Army Court of Inquiry.