Brigadier General James Campbell Stewart

Service number V375023
Ranks Held Brigadier General, Captain Adjutant, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Temporary Brigadier General, Brigadier
Birth Date 1884-01-19
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Port Fairy
Death Date 1947-06-02
Death Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, South Melbourne
Final Rank Brigadier General
Service Australian Army
Units
  • 14th Australian Infantry Brigade
  • 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 14th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 57th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • Brigade Headquarters Metropolitan Group Volunteer Defence Corps
  • General List
Places
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-01
Published in London Gazette in 1916-07-13
Published in London Gazette in 1919-01-01
Published in London Gazette in 1919-07-11
Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28
Published in London Gazette in 1918-12-31
Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-04
Published in London Gazette in 1917-11-19
Published in London Gazette in 1918-03-22
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-08-07
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-10-30
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-11-30
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-03-07
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-05-23
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-05-23

Collection items

    Object


    German Model 1909 ersatz cardboard cartridge pouches : Brigadier-General J C Stewart, 14 Australian Infantry Brigade, AIF

    57 Battalion rod puppet : Lieutenant Colonel J C Stewart, 57 Battalion, AIF

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    57th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    28 December 1917 on page 13566 at position 123
    Commonwealth Gazette
    18 April 1918 on page 843 at position 201

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    14th Australian Infantry Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Temporary Brigadier General
    London Gazette
    11 July 1919 on page 8827 at position 26
    Commonwealth Gazette
    30 October 1919 on page 1659 at position 13

  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    5th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Brigadier General

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    57th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    57th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    57th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    5th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    5th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    13 July 1916 on page 6955 at position 23
    Commonwealth Gazette
    30 November 1916 on page 3234 at position 10

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    14th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Colonel

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    14th Australian Infantry Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Colonel

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    57th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    14th Australian Infantry Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Temporary Brigadier General
    London Gazette
    31 December 1918 on page 15225 at position 85
    Commonwealth Gazette
    23 May 1919 on page 878 at position 67

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    57th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • Roll of Honour:

    Unit
    Brigade Headquarters Metropolitan Group Volunteer Defence Corps
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Brigadier

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    General List
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    01 January 1919 on page 5 at position 3
    Commonwealth Gazette
    23 May 1919 on page 887 at position 23

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    14th Australian Infantry Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    19 November 1917 on page 11949 at position 1
    Commonwealth Gazette
    07 August 1918 on page 1658 at position 12

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    57th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    04 January 1917 on page 256 at position 45
    Commonwealth Gazette
    29 June 1917 on page 1393 at position 107

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    14th Australian Infantry Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Colonel

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    14th Australian Infantry Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    01 January 1917 on page 28 at position 69
    Commonwealth Gazette
    29 June 1917 on page 1389 at position 74

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    5th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain Adjutant

Timeline

Date of birth 19 January 1884
Date of enlistment 13 August 1914
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 25 August 1914 Appointed captian in the 5th Battalion.
Date of embarkation 21 October 1914
Date promoted 26 April 1915 Appointed major.
Other units 17 February 1916 57th Battalion.
Other units 24 February 1916 Temporary Commanding Officer of 57th Battalion.
Date promoted 12 March 1916 Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Date of recommendation honour or award 03 August 1916
Other units 29 September 1916 Temporary Commanding Officer of 15th Infantry Brigade.
Date of recommendation honour or award 12 October 1916
Other units 16 February 1917 Brigade Commander 15th Infantry Brigade Headquarters.
Other units 13 March 1917 57th Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 26 March 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 30 September 1917
Other units 01 November 1917 Temporary Commander 15th INfantry Brigade Headquarters.
Other units 09 December 1917 57th Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 1918
Date promoted 23 March 1918 Appointed temporary brigadier general.
Other units 23 March 1918 Temporary Commanding Officer 14th Infantry Brigade.
Date promoted 01 June 1918 Appointed colonel.
Other units 11 June 1918 Commanding Officer 14th Infantry Brigade.
Date of recommendation honour or award 25 September 1918
Date returned to Australia 11 January 1919
Date of recommendation honour or award 31 January 1919
Other units 14 April 1919 Commanding Officer No 5 Group Weymouth.
Other units 03 August 1919 General Headquarters Rhine Army, Cologne.
Other 07 April 1920 AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death 02 June 1947

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