STEWART, James Garfield
(Service number 14/79)
| First Rank | Captain | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 07/08/1890 | Place of Birth | Invercargill |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Knox College, Dunedin | ||
| Occupation | Medical Student | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Robert STEWART (mother), Raorao, Timaru; Mrs I. M. STEWART (wife), 4 Ranfurly Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | New Zealand Army Service corps, Divisional Train | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Waimana | ||
| Embarked From | Auckland | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
For distinguished service in the Field. Gazerre, 1 October 1917
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | Age | ||
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Biographical Notes
James Garfield Stewart was the older son of Robert and Helen Thom (née Todd) Stewart. He married Isabella Mary Rutherford in 1918. Captain F. G. Stewart, 14/79, Timaru, returned to New Zealand, after over four years od service, in March 1918 per Draft 149.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [05 February 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [05 February 2017]; Evening Post, 13 March 1918 (Papers Past) [04 February 2017]
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