Charles Gage Stuart

Rear Admiral Charles Gage Stuart, DSO, DSC (2 February 1887 – 1970) was the Royal Navy officer who, at the end of the Second World War, became Head of the Military Government of Guernsey.

Charles Gage Stuart
Born	(1887-02-02)2 February 1887
Died	1970
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	HMS Curlew HMS Voyager HMS Obedient
Battles/wars	First World War Russian Civil War Second World War
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Service Cross Mentioned in Despatches

Naval career

Stuart joined the Royal Navy in 1906.[1] He served in the First World War, earning the Distinguished Service Cross for his role in the sinking of the German Cruiser SMS Dresden at the Battle of Más a Tierra in March 1915.[2] He later received the Distinguished Service Order for service in the Baltic Sea in 1919.[3]

Stuart became Captain of the Dockyard at Malta in 1932, Captain of the Dockyard at Chatham in 1935 and Captain-in-Charge at Simon's Town in 1937.[4] He came to prominence at the end of the Second World War when he took control of the Island of Guernsey from the Germans in May 1945 and led a military government there until he was relieved by Lieutenant General Sir Philip Neame, the first post-war Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in August 1945.[5]

Family

In 1916 he married Elizabeth Ellen Buckland; they had two sons and two daughters.[6]

References

1. "No. 28015". The London Gazette. 23 April 1907. p. 2733.
2. "Ballymena 1914–1915". Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
3. Royal Navy Honours and Gallantry Awards London Gazette editions January–November 1920
4. Senior Royal Navy appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
5. World Statesmen
6. Genealogy data

Government offices
Suspended German occupation	Head of the British Military Government in Guernsey May–August 1945	Succeeded by Sir Philip Neame