Robert McColl Stevenson

Private

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Robert and Margaret Stevenson, of Aldershot, Hampshire, England; husband of Florence E. Stevenson, of Oriental Bay, Wellington City.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

The death occurred in the Cook Hospital last night of Mr. Robert McColl Stevenson, aged 35, after a short illness. Mr. Stevenson was born in Scotland, and came to New Zealand at an early age, Being educated at the Gisborne Central School. He was apprenticed to the Gisborne Gas Company, and by his diligence and ability became one of the most efficient fitters ever employed by the company. Mr. Stevenson was a keen member of the Poverty Bay Rowing Club, which he represented in numerous regattas. He was a keen member of the Home Guard before being transferred to the National Military Reserve. He entered camp when the reserve was mobilised, but owing to his state of health he was sent to hospital.

Mr. Stevenson leaves a widow and one child to mourn their loss. A service will be held in Cochrane’s chapel at 2 p.m. to-morrow, after which the funeral will leave for the Taruheru cemetery,

GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 20713, 13 MARCH 1942, PAGE 4

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Casualty

Service Number:

7G/1207

Name:

Robert McColl Stevenson

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Military Forces

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of Sickness

Date of Death:

12 March 1942

Day of Death:

Thursday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Gisborne (Taruheru) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

14. 117.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand