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John Wardlaw Stevens
Informations sur naissance
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Date de naissance: 27/05/1891 |
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Lieu de naissance: Wallacetown, Southland, New Zealand |
Informations générales
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Profession: Agriculteur |
Informations service militaire
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Pays: New Zealand |
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Force armée: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Numéro de service: 53276 |
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Incorporation date: 23/03/1917 |
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Incorporation nom de lieu: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand |
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Unités: — Otago Regiment, 2nd Bn. (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 24/12/1917 |
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Lieu de décès: Reutel, Beselare, Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Âge: 26 |
Cimetière
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Parcelle: XLIV Rangée: F Tombe: 26 |
Distinctions et médailles 2
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British War Medal Médaille |
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Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 3
| #1 | Lieu de naissance | ||
| #2 | Lieu d'enrôlement | ||
| #3 | Lieu du décès (approximatif) |
Mon histoire
Private John Wardlaw Stevens served in the Otago Regiment 2nd Battalion, part of the 2nd New Zealand Brigade, of the New Zealand Division.
The Otago Regiment 2nd Battalion moved back into the frontline, East of Polygon Wood, on the 22nd of December 1917. The 2nd Battalion had to defend and fortify the line near the hamlet of Reutel. On the 24th of December 1917 the German artillery heavily shelled the line of the New Zealanders. Including the positions occupied by the 2nd Otago, causing about twenty-six casualties. Six men of the 2nd Otago were killed instantly, due to the shelling, while around twenty men were wounded.
Private John Wardlaw Stevens was one of the six men who were killed, due to the German shelling on the 2nd Otago positions near Reutel. His comrades buried him close to the line, roughly shown on the map, (at coordinate 28.J.11.c.8.6.). Later on he was reburied on Tyne Cot Cemetery.
The Otago Regiment 2nd Battalion moved back into the frontline, East of Polygon Wood, on the 22nd of December 1917. The 2nd Battalion had to defend and fortify the line near the hamlet of Reutel. On the 24th of December 1917 the German artillery heavily shelled the line of the New Zealanders. Including the positions occupied by the 2nd Otago, causing about twenty-six casualties. Six men of the 2nd Otago were killed instantly, due to the shelling, while around twenty men were wounded.
Private John Wardlaw Stevens was one of the six men who were killed, due to the German shelling on the 2nd Otago positions near Reutel. His comrades buried him close to the line, roughly shown on the map, (at coordinate 28.J.11.c.8.6.). Later on he was reburied on Tyne Cot Cemetery.
Sources 4
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Auckland Cenotaph http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C14987?n=53276&ordinal=0&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-cenotaph%2Fsearch%2F Sources utilisées |
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CWGC http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/464773/STEVENS,%20JOHN%20WARDLAW Sources utilisées |
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NZEF-project http://nzef.adfa.edu.au/search Sources utilisées |
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The Long, Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources utilisées |