Stevenson, John Edward Graham

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Early education at The Armidale School. M.C., Arts and Eng. : Captain, 1st, 3rd and 2nd Field Coys., Engineers, A.I.F., Gallipoli, Egypt, France and England. Enlisting 17th December, 1914, and sailing with 5th Reinforcements 3rd Field Coy. 15th April, 1915, landed at Anzac 20th June. Though sick in June and July, took part in capture of Leane's Trench 31st July and made survey and plan of Lone Pine 19th August, being commissioned and posted to 2nd Coy. on 22nd. After the Evacuation served with it at Tel-el-Kebir and Canal Defences and, crossing to France in March, at Fleurbaix and Pozieres. Transferring as secondin-command 1st Coy. at Mouquet Farm in August, fought at the Somme, Yarra Bank to Bapaume and Polygon Wood. From October, 1917, to January, 1918, was at Engineers Training Depot, Brightlingsea, England, and then appointed Adjutant 1st Divisional Engineers at the Somme and German break through Hazebrouck. Rejoining 1st Coy. 24th April, remained with it until demobilisation, except when acting O.C. 2nd Coy. during May and attending Fourth Army Infantry School in September. Promoted lieutenant, 1st December, 1915; captain, 1st January, 1917. Awarded M.C. 1st January, 1918.

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1881

Birth in Brisbane -- QLD, Australia 21 November 1881
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Early education at The Armidale School, Armidale, NSW, Australia
1900

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1900
1901

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1901
1912

Registered as a Licensed Surveyor 1912 at Brisbane [ QLD Australia ]
1914

Military service as Captain at Gallipoli --, Turkey ; Egypt --, Egypt ; France --, France ; Wingate, England --, United Kingdom 1914
1914

Licensed Surveyor at Mountjoy Terrace, Wynnum Central -- Brisbane, QLD, Australia 1914
1914

Enlisted 17 Dec 1914
1916

Military award: Russian Imperial Order of St. Stanislaus (3rd Class with swords) on 1916
1918

Military award: M.C. Military Cross on 1918-01-01
1920

Surveyor at Brisbane -- QLD, Australia 1920
1920

Married 1920 at Queensland [ QLD Australia ]
1929

Surveyor at Mt Isa -- QLD, Australia 1929
1934

Surveyor at Mount Isa -- QLD, Australia 15 October 1934
1939

Surveyor at Brisbane -- QLD, Australia 1939
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Member of Queensland Institute of Surveyors
1964

Death in Hornsby -- NSW, Australia 1964

Gender

Male

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