James Stewart (Australian Army officer)

James Stewart

Captain James Stewart in 1915

Born| (1884-01-19)19 January 1884
Belfast, Victoria
Died| 2 June 1947(1947-06-02) (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[a] – 2 June 1947) was an Australian public servant and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the First World War.[2]

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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Application for a Commission: Stewart, James Campbell NAA B2455, STEWART J C". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
2. ^ a b 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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