Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

John Rowlstone Stevenson, (7 October 1908 – 4 July 1971) was an

Australian Army The Australian Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (Austral ...

officer and a parliamentary officer. Stevenson was born in Bondi, Sydney, on 7 October 1908. He was the son of John James Stevenson, who was born in the United States, and Caroline Maude née Rowlstone, from Sydney. He went to Canterbury Boys' Intermediate School, then took an office job. He also played hockey and drove racing cars at the Maroubra speedway. He rose to the rank of

major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

in the

, serving in both the 11th Australian Infantry Brigade and the 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion in the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. He died on 4 July 1971, in Fiji. He is known for accepting Nauru as Australian territory.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stevenson, John Rowlstone 1908 births 1971 deaths Military personnel from New South Wales Australian generals Australian Army personnel of World War II Commanders of the Order of Orange-Nassau Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Legislative clerks People educated at Canterbury Boys' High School People from the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)