STEVEN, James Thomson
(Service number 10716)
| First Rank | Second Lieutenant | Last Rank | Lieutenant |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | G Steven (father) Pleasant Point, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 1st NZ Cyclist Company | ||
| Date | 6 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 52, 53 Mokoia Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Cycle Corps | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 17 November 1917 | Age | 25 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Died of Wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ieper West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Hazelburn District War Memorial; Pleasant Point War Memorial; Winchester War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of George and Agnes Jessie Steven 16 York St, Timaru
Sources
Obituary Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16408, 4 December 1917, Page 2
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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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