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Stuart, Kenneth

    Date of birth:
    September 9th, 1891 (Trois-Rivières, Quebec)
    Date of death:
    November 3rd, 1945 (Ottawa, Ontario)
    Buried on:
    The National Military Cemetery - Beechwood Cemetery
    Plot: 27. Row: G. Grave: 27.
    Nationality:
    Canadian

    Biography

    Promotions:
    22 June 1911: Lieutenant RCE
    5 July 1915: Captain RCE
    26 February 1917: Brevet Major RCE
    15 August 1918: Acting LCol RCE
    11 January 1921: Major RCE
    22 June 1931: LCol RCE
    1 July 1936: Lieutenant-Colonel RCE
    15 October 1939: Colonel RCE
    15 October 1939: Temp Brigadier RCE
    19 November 1941: Major-General
    10 December 1943: Lieutenant-General

    Functions:
    1915-1918: Royal Canadian Engineers
    1 January 1934: Instructor bij de Royal Military College of Canada
    12 December 1938: Director of Military Operations & Intelligence at National Defence Headquarters
    15 November 1939: Commander of the Royal Military College of Canada
    1940: Deputy Chief General Staff
    13 March 1941: Vice Chief General Staff
    24 December 1941: Chief of the General Staff
    10 December 1943: Acting General Officer Commanding First Canadian Army in England
    27 Dcember 1943: Chief of Staff at Canadian Military Headquarters in England

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    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Captain
    Unit:
    Royal Canadian Engineers, Canadian Army
    Awarded on:
    February 3rd, 1917
    Military Cross (MC)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant-general
    Unit:
    General Staff, Headquarters, Canadian Army
    Awarded on:
    January 1st, 1943

    On the advice of Canadian Ministers. Chief of the General Staff.
    Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant-general
    Unit:
    General Staff, Canadian Military Headquarters England, Canadian Army
    Awarded on:
    May 11th, 1947

    Posthumously awarded. Chief of Staff.
    Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
    King George VI Coronation Medal
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)

    With clasp
    Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (1939-1947)

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