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Thomas John STEVENSON

Regimental number87
Place of birthPortadown, Ireland
SchoolPortadown State School, Ireland
Age on arrival in Australia28
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTailor
AddressCrane Street, Longreach, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinWife, Mrs Susan Jane Stevenson, Crane Street, Longreach, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the Warwick Regiment, British Army. as Sergeant in India, 14 years service BEF.
Enlistment date12 May 1915
Place of enlistmentLongreach, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 24 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Date of death29 July 1916
Age at death40
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialCourcelette British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row G, Grave No. 18), France (five miles north-east of Albert)
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
109
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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