James Stewart (Australian Army officer)

Brigadier General James Campbell Stewart, CMG, DSO & Bar, VD (19 January 1884[lower-alpha 1] – 2 June 1947) was an Australian public servant and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the First World War.[2]

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
Commands heldMelbourne Metropolitan Group, Volunteer Defence Corps (1942–45)
15th Brigade (1930–34)
10th Brigade (1921–26)
14th Brigade (1918–21)
57th Battalion (1916–18)
Battles/warsFirst World War Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (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.[2][3]

Notes

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

References

  1. "Application for a Commission: Stewart, James Campbell NAA B2455, STEWART J C". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. McMullin, Ross (1990). "Stewart, James Campbell (1884–1947)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  3. "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.
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