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STEVENSON, Percival Richmond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 14863 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1915, 2 years 70th Infantry |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital |
| Born: | Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia, January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Suicide, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia , 2 December 1954 |
| Cemetery: |
Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria Private BB, Section 2, Grave 33 |
| Memorials: | Brown Hill Queen Street State School No 1998 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14863, 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 2 years 70th Infantry | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 14863, 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, RMS Mooltan, Melbourne | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 14863, 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance | |
| 16 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance | |
| 1 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital | |
| 8 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 14863, 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, 3rd MD |
Personal Stories
Grandad Percy
Percival Richmond Stevenson was my grandfather on my mother's side.
My Mother and i lived with him when my Dad was overseas, I only had him for 3 years as he died in 1954, so I have no memories only photos, I would have loved to have known him.
Remembered Always
Submitted 6 April 2024 by valerie johnstone
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Roslyn Curtis (great niece)
Dvr Percival Richmond Stevenson.
Born East Ballarat 1895. Service no. 14863. Inlisted on the 16th July 1915. 20yrs old. Discharged 8.9.1919. Died in Dec. 1954. He took his life several years after his beloved wife Pearl died suddenly (Pearl Eliza Stevenson, 1900-11/8/1947). With ptsd. And the loss of his love he couldn't stay on this earth.
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