Personal Details

Born: 6 July 1896 in Bunbury, Cheshire.

Family: He was the seventh of nine surviving children born to John Stevenson, a general farm labourer, and his wife Elizabeth (nee Thelwell). He married Mary Royle in 1924 in Nantwich, Cheshire; no children can be traced for the marriage.

Residence: In 1901 he was living at 12 Bunbury Heath, Bunbury; by 1911 he was a servant on Woodhey Hall Farm, Nantwich. When he was discharged from military service in 1916 his address was Woodhey Green, Faddiley, Nantwich. In 1939 he was living at 7 Brook Avenue, Shavington, Cheshire where he continued to live until the time of his death. 

Employment: In 1911 he was a general farm servant; in 1939 he was a roadman.

Died: 10 November 1949 in the Memorial Hospital, Crewe, Cheshire, aged 53.

Military Details

Regiment: King`s Shropshire Light Infantry 

Rank: Private

Service Number: 11850

Date of Enlistment: 3 September 1914

Date of Discharge: 22 May 1916

Reason for Discharge: No longer physically fit for service

Other Information: Arthur enlisted in Whitchurch, Shropshire. He had an accident when on leave in the UK resulting in hemiplegia which led to his discharge from the military.