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^[a] – 2 June 1947) was an Australian public servant and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the First World War.^[3]

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.^[3]^[4]

Notes[edit]

^ On his application for a commission (13 August 1914), Stewart gave his date of birth as 19 January 1883^[2]

References[edit]

^ "No. 31092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1918. p. 5.
^ "Application for a Commission: Stewart, James Campbell NAA B2455, STEWART J C". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
^ ^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.
^ "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.

[3] On his application for a commission (13 August 1914), Stewart gave his date of birth as 19 January 1883^[2]

[1] "No. 31092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1918. p. 5.

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

[ADB-4] 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.

[5] "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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