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An emotive WWI family group to five brothers, four died during the Great War, A group of five to Warrant Officer J Stevenson, Royal Artillery, India General Service 1908-35, E.VII.R., one clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (19406 Bombr J. Stevenson. 18th By. R.F.A.), 1914 Star and Bar (19408 Cpl J. Stevenson. R.F.A.), British War and Victory Medals (19406. W.O.Cl.2. J. Stevenson. R.A.), Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R. (19406. W.O.Cl.1. J. Stevenson. R.F.A.), good very fine, mounted for wearing, together with various monochrome photographs of the recipient in uniform, original document including Warrant dated 1918, Character Certificate, "The Small Book" and Certificate of Discharge plus Four Bronze Memorial Plaques (Herbert Stevenson / William Stevenson / Martin Stevenson / Arthur Stevenson) 19406 Warrant Officer John Stevenson, born in Basford, Nottinghamshire 1883, enlisted with the Royal Field Artillery in Nottingham in 1901, served in India and injured in Lahore on 9 October 1907 (dislocation left clavicle & fractured ribs right hand-side) promoted to Corporal in 1910, discharged 10 November 1919 after 18 years 28 days with the Colours, entitled to a Russian Cross of the Order of St George, 4th Class. 10064 Private Martin Stevenson served during WWI with 2nd Battalion Notts & Derby Regiment, reported missing in killed in action 20.10.1914, Stevenson is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. 333891 Private Herbert Francis Stevenson served during WWI with 9th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, taken prisoner of war on 13.4.1917 and died of pneumonia 22.10.1918, Stevenson is buried in Erquelinnes Communal Cemetery, Belgium. 215529 Leading Stoker William Stevenson served during WWI with the Royal Navy, he on 5 June 1916 whilst serving in HMS Hampshire, 643 sailors along with the Secretary of State for War Field Marshal Lord Kitchener were lost when the ship was sunk by a mine en route to Russia, Stevenson is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Lance Corporal Arthur Stevenson served during WWI with 2/7th Sherwood Foresters killed in action 26.9.1917, Stevenson is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. (a small carton)