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Apr 11, 1880
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Born at Dundee
Scotland
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Jan 1, 1915
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Shown on payroll
for the 59th Regiment, Stormont & Glengarry
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Jan 19, 1916
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Attested into
the 154th Battalion at Cornwall Ontario
Ø Number 633213
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs Agnes Stevenson (mother) of 19 Stobswell
Road, Dundee Scotland
o Address later changed to read 3 Eliza St, Dundee Scotland. He stated that his father was not alive
Ø Previous occupation given as Laborer
o Later changed to read Surveyor
Ø Previous military experience given as 59th Regiment
Stormont & Glengarry Canal Guard for 16 months
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Appointed to Provisional rank of Sgt
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Oct 14, 1916
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Will made out
leaving his estate to his mother at 3 Eliza St, Dundee Scotland.
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Oct 25, 1916
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Appointed to
rank of Acting Sgt
Embarked the
SS Mauretania at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Oct 31, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to the Bramshott Camp
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Nov 1, 1916
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Assigned to the
Transport Section as the Transport Sgt
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Jan 31, 1917
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TOS (Taken On
Strength) the 6th Reserve Battalion at East Sandling Camp
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May 3, 1917
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Reverts to rank
of Pte at his own request in order to proceed to the front
Posted to the
21st Battalion
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May 4, 1917
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Arrived at the
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS the 21st Battalion
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May 31, 1917
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The Battalion had just relieved the 18th Battalion in the
new front line at Vimy Ridge. It is most
likely that Pte Stevenson joined the Transport Section in the Rear Detail some distance
from the front line.
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Aug 16, 1917
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Admitted to No 4
CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with shrapnel wounds to leg, head and chest received during
the fighting at Hill 70
He was
transferred the same day to No 23 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
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Aug 17, 1917
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Transferred to
No 56 General Hospital at Etaples
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Aug 23, 1917
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Pieter de Coninck
Admitted to
the Royal Surrey Country Hospital at Guildford
Posted to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital
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Sep 15, 1917
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Surgery
performed to remove shrapnel pieces from behind left ear.
This was done with a local anesthetic
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Sep 26, 1917
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Transferred to
the CCH (Canadian Convalescent Hospital) at Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Feb 21, 1918
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Transferred to
No 5 Canadian General Hospital, Kirkdale, Liverpool
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Mar 28, 1918
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Invalided to
Canada aboard the Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle, embarking at Liverpool
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Apr 7, 1918
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Posted to
Military District #3 at Kingston Ontario for further treatment
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Apr 9, 1918
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Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston Ontario
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Apr 11, 1918
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Admitted to
Queen’s Military Hospital, Kingston
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Jun 27, 1918
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Discharged from
hospital and posted to the Casualty Company at Kingston
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Jul 5, 1918
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Discharged from
the CEF at Kingston Ontario as being Medically Unfit for further service with a
pensionable disability. Rank shown on
discharge - Pte
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May 12, 1922
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British War
Medal and Victory Medal sent to him at Williamstown Ontario. Rank shown on Medals Card is A/Sgt
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Oct 25, 1948
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Deceased at
Williamstown Ontario
St Andrew's United Church Cemetery
Williamstown ON
Note the error on the stone for year of
birth.
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