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James Stewart (Australian Army officer)

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James Stewart
Captain James Stewart in 1915
Born(1884-01-19)19 January 1884
Belfast, Victoria
Died2 June 1947(1947-06-02) (aged 63)
South Melbourne, Victoria
AllegianceAustralia
Service / branchAustralian Army
Years of service1901–c.1934
1942–1945
RankBrigadier General
CommandsMelbourne Metropolitan Group, Volunteer Defence Corps (1942–45)
15th Brigade (1930–34)
10th Brigade (1921–26)
14th Brigade (1918–21)
57th Battalion (1916–18)
Battles / wars
AwardsCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George[1]
Distinguished Service Order[2]& Bar[3]
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration
Mentioned in dispatches (5)

Brigadier General James Campbell Stewart, CMG, DSO & Bar, VD (19 January 1884[a] – 2 June 1947) was an Australian public servant and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the First World War.[5]

Stewart commanded the Melbourne Metropolitan Group of the Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War, and died at his home in Melbourne at the age of 63.[5][6]

Notes

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  1. ^ On his application for a commission (13 August 1914), Stewart gave his date of birth as 19 January 1883[4]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 31092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1918. p. 5.
  2. ^ "No. 29886". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1918. p. 28.
  3. ^ "No. 30389". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 November 1917. p. 11949.
  4. ^ "Application for a Commission: Stewart, James Campbell NAA B2455, STEWART J C". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b McMullin, Ross (1990). "Stewart, James Campbell (1884–1947)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Death of General Stewart". The Sun (Sydney). No. 11, 654. New South Wales, Australia. 2 June 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.