STEVEN, John Porteous
(Service number 14158)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 19/03/1896 | Place of Birth | Winchester |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Totara Valley, Pleasant Point, Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
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| Next of Kin | George STEVEN (father), Totara Valley, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 5th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 June 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 September 1958 | Age | 62 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Porteous was the son of George and Agnes Jessie (née Thomson) Steven. His brother James Thomson Steven died of wounds in France in 1917.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenptaph Database [11 December 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [11 December 2016]
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