James Stewart (Australian Army officer)

James Stewart
James Stewart
	Captain James Stewart in 1915
Born	19 January 1884; Belfast, Victoria
Died	2 June 1947 (aged 63); South Melbourne, Victoria
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1901–c.1934; 1942–1945
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	Melbourne 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	First World War Gallipoli Campaign Landing at Anzac Cove; Battle of Lone Pine; ; Western Front Battle of Fromelles; Second Battle of Bullecourt; Battle of Polygon Wood; Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux; Battle of Amiens; Battle of St Quentin Canal; ; Second World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George; Distinguished Service Order & Bar; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration; Mentioned in Despatches (5)

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

References

McMullin, Ross (1990). "Stewart, James Campbell (1884–1947)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 12. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 9 May 2018 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

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[ADB-1] McMullin, Ross (1990). "Stewart, James Campbell (1884–1947)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 12. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 9 May 2018 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.