Joined the Essex Scottish Regt. in 1940. Born in Chatham, ON in 1909. The son of Fred and Rose Stevens of 401 Queen St., Chatham, ON. He attended Queen Mary public and Chatham Vocational School vocational school in Chatham. Prior to his enlistment he was employed by James Cornhill and Sons Ltd., Contractors prior to the war he worked in the office of the Dominion Sugar Co. Reported as a casualty on the Dieppe Raid in the Windsor Star of 16 September, 1942. WS.

Reported as a casualty on the Dieppe Raid in the Windsor Star of 16 September, 1942. WS 16/09/42. Later reported as Missing In Action after Dieppe Raid. Wounded in the leg at Dieppe he was taken as POW to Germany. Even before official letters arrived in Chatham letter that Carson had written before the Raid on Dieppe were still arriving in the families mail box.

One letter wrote 17 August two day prior to the raid and was written aboard a ship that Pte Stevens was training on. “He told his parents he had been receiving extensive training in landing operations.”  How did the censors miss that remark?

In the second letter Carson writes about the death of Captain Jack Anderson who was killed in a motor-cycle accident [DOAI 31/07/42]. Captain Anderson (of Victoria Ave., Chatham) was Carson commanding officer and the first Essex Scottish officer to lose his life in WWII.

In a letter home Steve wrote: “I am told that we can have all the cigarettes which are sent, and that we are allowed four parcels of clothing a year. Make me up a parcel of clothes, woollens. I sure need them; and don’t forget to send lots of chocolate, put lots of chocolate in every clothing parcel. I could use a shaving outfit, tooth brush, paste etc. in fact I haven’t got a thing.” He also informs his parents for the first time that he was wounded, “Injured leg is healing quite nicely.”  CDN 14/11/42.

Steve was married in England to Sylvia Edwards daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwards of Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, Kent, England, 7/07.45. at Holy Trinity Church, Milton, England  CDN 13/08/45. Pte. Stevens met his wife in 1930 while visiting in England and “cultivated a friedship over the years”. Reported to have arrived from overseas aboard the Brittanic landing at Quebec City. CDN 16/08/45(P). His bride joined him later.

Date of Discharge… October 1946.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources

StAUC-RH, CDN 4/07/44, 14/11/42, 13/08/45, WS 16/09/42, 16/08/45, BFL-B.

Age	born 1909
Birthplace	Chatham
Religion	United Church
When Enlisted	July 1940
Next of Kin	Rose Stevens (Mother)

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