Private G S E Stevenson
2nd Northants Regiment
Wounded 3 times and gassed
Mentioned in despatches
Died 28th April 1967 aged 72
Rushden Echo, 24th May 1918, transcribed by Kay Collins
The Croix de Guerre, the French equivalent of the D.C.M., has been awarded to Pte. George Stevenson, Northants Regiment, only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Stevenson, of 4 John-street, Rushden. The soldier, who is a native of Rushden, and who is 23 years of age, joined Kitchener'€™s Army in August 1914, immediately following the outbreak of war.
