Orders, Decorations and Medals

Family group:

Pair: MajorW. A. Stewart, 14th Overseas Defence Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, late Royal Army Medical Corps and Royal Dublin Fusiliers
British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut.); Defence and War Medals, unnamed

Pair: Corporal S. Stewart, 9th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, killed in action, 22 October 1918
British War and Victory Medals (GS-49804 Cpl., R. Fus.) good very fine and better (6) £120-160

Walter Arnold Stewart was born in Upton Park, Essex in 1894 and was employed as a Stockbroker Clerk. He originally served as a Private in the Royal Army Medical Corps. Commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers on 25 September 1917. He was recalled 16 November 1939 into the 14th (OD) Battalion Royal Fusiliers in 1940, this unit was involved with the Defence of Le Havre, withdrawn to England, some of its companies then went to Iceland and later to the Scilly Isles. By June 1941 he was sent to the D.A.P.M. Northern Command. Temporary Captain, 6 February 1942 (Specially Employed); Temporary Major, 29 April 1943; then to Indian Eastern Army Command as Deputy Provost Marshall, 30 June 1945. Latterly living at 31 Essendene Road, Caterham, Surrey, he died at New Cross Hospital, Deptford on 17 December 1955. Probate was granted to his widow, Mrs Ivy Gladys Stewart and to the Rev. Richard Louis Stewart; his effects totalling £450.10s.10d.

Medals to W. A. Stewart with his commission document, appointing him 2nd Lieutenant, dated 16 October 1917 - this mounted on card and original orders for the 14th Overseas Defence Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, defence of Havrs, 7 June 1940. With copied m.i.c. and probate extract and other research.

Sylvester Stewart was born in Upton Park, Essex in 1897 and educated at the Xaverian Brothers School, Pennybridge, Mayfield. He was killed in action on 22 October 1918 with the 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), formerly he was  STKS/2442 (a ‘stockbrokers’ prefix), 31st Reserve Battalion, Royal Fusiliers.