James Stewart (Australian Army officer)

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]

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)

References

  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.
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