NEWTON - SCOTLAND
Private William Waterson STEVENS 2259
Born: 19-7-1884, Blythe, Peebleshire, Scotland Enlisted: 5-3-1916, Perth, Western Australia 51st Battalion Australian Infantry Killed in Action: 2-4-1917, France aged 33years Resting: HAC Cemetery, Ecoust St Mein, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France Son of William Waterson & Jane Stevens Husband of Mary Brown Stevens, Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia. Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 154 |
Photo: Midlothian Roll of Honour 1914-1918
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Studio portrait of 2259 Private (Pte) William Waterson Stevens, 51st Battalion AIF. A horsedriver by trade, Pte Stevens was born at Peebles, Scotland. In March 1916, three years after arriving in Australia, he enlisted in the AIF at Perth WA. Pte Stevens was killed in action in France on 2 April 1917. Age 33 when he died, Pte Sevens left a wife and four children. In his personal effects the AIF returned to his family were a sprig of heather and a lock of hair.
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Studio portrait of 2259 Private (Pte) William Waterson Stevens, 51st Battalion AIF, his wife and four children. They are: Left to right back row: His wife Mary Brown Stevens, Jeanie Blake Stevens, Pte Stevens; Second row: Helen Scott Stevens and William Waterson Stevens. Seated at front is Alexander Brown Stevens, a twin of Jeanie. A horsedriver by trade, Pte Stevens was born at Peebles, Scotland. In March 1916, three years after arriving in Australia, he enlisted in the AIF at Perth WA. Pte Stevens was killed in action in France on 2 April 1917 aged 33.
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