
| Regimental number | 18429 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Govan, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Professional golfer |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 34.11 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 155 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs N R Stewart, 65 Ellice Street, Wellington |
| Previous military service | Served for 9 months in the Cape Colony Cycle Corps, South Africa. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Joseph and Anne Stewart; Wife: Nancy Rhoda Stewart, 85 Rongotai Terrace, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Dunedin, 20 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 24 October 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 25 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 December 1916; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 18 January 1917, and posted to C Company. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 7 April 1917 (pleurisy); transferred to 10th Stationary Hospital, 7 April 1917; rejoined unit, 15 April 1917. Detached to NZ Working Bn, 21 April 1917; rejoined unit, 19 May 1917. Detached to School of Instruction, 12 July 1917; admitted to NZ Stationary Hospital, 26 July 1917 (alveolar abscess); discharged to duty, 30 July 1917; rejoined unit, 12 August 1917. Transferred to D Company, 1 September 1917. Proceeded on leave, 31 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 13 September 1917. Detached to Brigade School, 19 September 1917; rejoined unit from detachment, 25 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 33 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7880943 |
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