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parliamentary officer and soldier
John Rowlstone Stevenson
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parliamentary officer and soldier
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Place of birth
Bondi, New South Wales, Australia
Death
4 July 1971 (aged 62 years)
People who died on this day
Place of death
Fiji
Age
62 years
Education
Canterbury Boys' High School,
Awards
Order of the British Empire
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Biography
Major General John Rowlstone Stevenson, CBE, DSO (7 October 1908 – 4 July 1971) was an Australian Army officer and a parliamentary officer.
Stevenson was born in Bondi, Sydney, on 7 October 1908. He was the son of John James Stevenson, who was born in the United States, and Caroline Maude née Rowlstone, from Sydney. He went to Canterbury Boys' Intermediate School, then took an office job. He also played hockey and drove racing cars at the Maroubra speedway.
He rose to the rank of major general in the Australian Army, serving in both the 11th Australian Infantry Brigade and the 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion in the Second World War. He died on 4 July 1971, in Fiji. He is known for accepting Nauru as Australian territory.
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Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1900 to 1929
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Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1900 to 1929
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Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Australian Officers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Fijian Officers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Welsh Officers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Australian Soldiers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Fijian Soldiers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Welsh Soldiers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1900 to 1929
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Australian generals
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Commanders of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Commanders of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
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