Alexander John STEVENSON

Regimental number1719
Place of birthHamilton, Victoria
SchoolHamilton State School, Victoria
ReligionBaptist
OccupationBaker
Address'Glencoe' Bakery, Coleraine via Hamilton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, William Tyson Stevenson, Coleraine Road, Hamilton, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date25 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 15 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death25.5
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNine Elms British Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 12), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Tyson and Euphemia E. STEVENSON, Coleraine Raod, Hamilton, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother Edgar Richmond Stevenson 39 Battalion killed in action.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal