STEWART, WILLIAM EDMOND LOGAN,
Captain, was born 8 October 1873, at Rhosygilwin, Cilgerran, South Wales,
son of Captain James Stewart, of the Madras Horse Artillery, of Allyrodyn,
Llandyssil, South Wales, JP and DL for County Cardigan, and of Louisa
Charlotte, daughter of William Butler, Madras Army. He was educated at
Winchester, and was gazetted to the Welsh Regiment 29 May 1895, becoming
Lieutenant 3 February 1898. He served throughout the South African
Campaign, 1899-1902, with the 1st Mounted Infantry from October 1899 to
December 1901, first in command of Maxim guns, and later in command of a
company and Maxims. He was present at the Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg,
Driefontein, Sanna's Post, and at the advances on Brandfort, Zand River, Vet
River, Johannesburg and Diamond Hill; at the operations southeast of
Pretoria: the advance on Middelburg (Transvaal); Belfast, and advance on
Komati Poort. He was later with Colonel Williams' Column pursuing
Kritzinger, De Wet and others in Cape Colony and Orange River Colony. After
January to the end of the war he was ADC to General Sir E A H Alderson, CB,
ADC, Commanding the Mounted Infantry in South Africa. He was mentioned
three times in Despatches; received the Queen's Medal with six clasps; the
King's Medal with two clasps, and was created a Companion of the
Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 31 October 1902]: "William
Edmond Logan Stewart, Captain, The Welsh Regiment. In recognition of
services during the operations in South Africa". He was promoted to Captain
22 January 1902. He left the Army 2 May 1906, on retired pay, and joined
the Pembrokeshire Yeomanry. Major Stewart mobilized with the Pembrokeshire
Yeomanry at the beginning of the European War, but was invalided out owing
to a badly broken skull 9 April 1916. Major Stewart formerly hunted and
played polo, but has had to give up these pursuits as his wounds prevent him
from riding. He used to shoot and was fond of fishing. On 30 January 1908,
at Tilmanstone, Kent, he married Mary Adela Morland Rice, daughter of Major
C A Rice, RE, of Danefield House, Eastry, Kent, and their children were:
John Logan, born 16 May 1911, and Mary Elizabeth.
