John William Stevens 931310 Private No. 2 Construction Battalion April 24, 1893 Yarmouth, Nova Scotia October 7, 1916 Yarmouth, NS Yarmouth, NS 23 5 feet, 4 inches Black Black Black Labourer Single Baptist Andrew Stevens, Yarmouth, NS February 19 1919 (Halifax, NS) Unknown Unknown Unknown John William Stevens was the son of Nathan (Nathaniel) Stevens (1857-1923) and Phoebe (Jones) Stevens 1868-1911) of Greenville, Yarmouth, Co., NS. His father was born in Pictou Co., NS, his mother was born in Greenville, Yarmouth Co., NS, and were married in Greenvile on April 1, 1886. His brothers Arthur Stevens and Leslie Hiram Stevens also served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion. Having trained in Canada, John William embarked for overseas, on the SS Southland at Halifax on March 25, 1917, arriving in Liverpool, England on April 7 1917. He embarked England for service in France arriving there on May 17, 1917. He returned to England on December 14, 1918. Returning to Canada, having served in Canada, England, and France, he was discharged on February 19, 1919. The census record of 1901 gives John William’s birth date as April 24, 1894.