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 (1931-present, Constitutional Monarchy)
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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Military Cross (MC)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- Royal Canadian Engineers, Canadian Army
- Awarded on:
- February 3rd, 1917
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Headquarters, 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- February 8th, 1919
- 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.
Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
- 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.
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (1939-1947)
Sources
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