| Stewart | Cosmo Gordon | | Lieutenant | STEWART, COSMO GORDON, Lieutenant, was born 21 November 1869, 8th son of Sir J M Stewart, 3rd Baronet, and Lady Stewart, and was gazetted to the Royal Artillery 27 July 1888, becoming Lieutenant 27 July 1891. He served in the Chitral Campaign, 1895, with the Relief Force from Gilgit; was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 16 July 1895], and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 16 July 1895]: "Cosmo Gordon Stewart, Lieutenant, Royal Artillery. In recognition of services during the recent operations in Chitral". The Insignia were presented to him 7 November 1895. He was employed with the Egyptian Army 6 May 1897 to 25 December 1900. In 1897 he served in the Nile Expedition (Egyptian Medal and clasp). In the Nile Expedition of 1898 he was present in the Battle of Khartoum, was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 30 September 1898], received the 4th Class of the Medjidie, the Medal and the clasp to the Egyptian Medal. He served in the Nile Expedition of 1890, in the first advance against the Khalifa (clasp to the Egyptian Medal). He had become Captain on 19 November 1898. Captain Stewart served in the South African War, 1901-02, on the Staff; took part in the operations in the Transvaal, May to December 1901; and in the operations in Orange River Colony, December 1901 to February 1902, and received the Queen's Medal with four clasps. He became Major 1 April 1904; was DAQMG, Headquarters, India, 9 June 1906 to 5 December 1907; was DAAG India 6 December 1907 to 27 January 1939; GSO2, Staff College, 28 January 1909 to 21 December 1913. Major Stewart was given the Brevet of Lieutenant Colonel 5 August 1914; became Lieutenant Colonel 30 October 1914, and served in the European War from 1914. He was GSO1, 24th Division, New Armies, BEF, 16 May 1915 to 22 February 1916; temporary Brigadier General 1 April 1916; Brigade Commander, Home Forces, and commanding 183rd Infantry Brigade, BEF, 3 May 1916 to 29 July 1916; Brigadier General, RA, 33rd Division, BEF, 26 March 1917 to 28 July 1918; Brigade Commander, South Midland Reserve Brigade, Forces in Great Britain, 9 September 1918. He was given the Brevet, of Colonel 3 June 1917; was mentioned in Despatches and created a CMG. He married, in 1911, Gladys Berry, daughter of Dr J H Honeyman, of Auckland, and of Mrs Bruce-Porter, 6 Grosvenor Street, London.
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