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Auction: 12002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 4

A Great War 1915 C.B., 1919 Military Division C.B.E. Group of Eight to Brigadier-General W.R. Stewart, Royal Engineers; Who Commanded the 2nd Battalion Cape Railway Pioneer Regiment and Served as Assistant Director of Railways, South Africa, During the Boer War a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Companion´s (C.B.) breast Badge, gold (Hallmarks for London 1873) and enamel, white enamel damage, obverse centre loose, and gold suspension reconstituted b) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1st type, Military Division, Commander´s (C.B.E.) neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, minor enamel damage c) Queen´s South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Major W.R. Stewart. R.E.) d) King´s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (Lt. Col. W.R. Stewart. R.E.) e) British War Medal (Col. W.R. Stewart.) f) Coronation 1911 g) Jubilee 1935 h) Coronation 1937, generally good very fine, unless otherwise stated, campaign awards mounted as originally worn (8) Estimate £ 800-1,200 C.B. London Gazette 3.6.1915 Colonel William Robert Stewart, Assistant Director of Fortifications and Works, War Office. C.B.E. London Gazette 3.6.1919 Stewart, Col. (T./Brig.-Gen.) William Robert, C.B., late R.E. Brigadier-General William Robert Stewart, C.B., C.B.E. (1862-1932), son of Stair Agnew Stewart, M.I.C.E., grandson of Stair Hathorn-Stewart of Physgill, J.P., D.L., and Covener of the County; educated at Blairlodge School, Polmont and R.M.A. Woolwich; commissioned Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, 1882; Captain 1891; service during the Boer War included as Assistant-Director of Railways (graded D.A.A.G.) South Africa, 9.11.1899-23.1.1900; Major 1.1.1900; served as Assistant Director of Railways (graded A.A.G.) 24.1.1900-27.10.1902 and in command of the 2nd Battalion Cape Railway Pioneer Regiment, 15.1.1900-31.3.1902 (Brevet Colonel 29.11.1900; Mentioned in Lord Roberts´ Despatch of 15.11.1900, London Gazette 16.4.1901); his work during the Boer War included the construction of a low level deviation bridge to carry the railway at Modder River; Lieutenant-Colonel, 31.12.1906; promoted Colonel, on half-pay 1911; appointed Assistant-Director of Fortifications & Works, Department of the Master-General of the Ordnance, War Office, 12.1.1913; served during the Great War as Chief Engineer, Scottish Command, Edinburgh, from 1.8.1916; retired Brigadier-General, 19.8.1919; in later life resided at Meon Place, Soberton, Bishops Waltham, Hampshire.

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