2416 William Donald STEVENSON

Date of enlistment	12^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	Transferred to 2^nd Pioneer Battalion
Significant events while with the AIF	Hospitalised sick District Court Martial with detention

Summary of Private Stevenson’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
22^nd July 1919	Australia	Discharged
30^th May 1919	Australia	Disembarked Castilia
13^th April 1919	England	Return to Australia on Castilia
8^th April 1919	England	Discharged to Training Depot
21^st March 1919	England	To Sutton Veny Hospital – influenza
2^nd February 1919	France	To England for return to Australia
13^th December 1918	France	Absent without leave
2^nd November 1918	France	Marched in to Unit
30^th October 1918	England	Proceeded overseas to France via Southampton
29^th October 1918	England	168 days detention remitted. Discharged from prison to Training Brigade
20^th April 1918	England	Admitted to Lewes Detention Barracks
17^th April 1918	England	District Court Martial. Absent without leave from 28^th October 1917 until apprehended by civil powers 30^th March 1918. Sentence 18 months detention. Total forfeiture of pay 536 days
28^th October 1917	England	Over-staying leave in England
15^th June 1917	France	Re-joined Unit
6^th June 1917	France	Detached for work at 5^th Army Musketry School
27^th May 1917	France	Re-joined Battalion from Contact Camp
23^rd May 1917	France	Evacuated to Contact Camp
7^th April 1917	France	Absent without leave. Award 7 days FP#2 and forfeiture of 8 days pay
4^th September 1916	France	Absent without leave. Award 7 days FP#2 and forfeiture of 9 days pay
17^th July 1916	France	Drunk. Forfeit of 3 days pay
4^th July 1916	France	Absent without leave. Award 14 days FP#2 and forfeiture of 14 days pay
7^th April 1916	France	Absence from Company parade. Award 14 days FP#2 and forfeiture of 14 days pay
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
11^th March 1916	Egypt	Transferred to 2^nd Pioneer Battalion, Moascar
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
4^th August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
21^st July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot