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Auction: 17002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 151

(x) 'In 1893 Captain Dudley Strathearn Stewart of the Northumberland Fusiliers was appointed Adjutant of the 1st (Renfrewshire) Volunteer Battalion of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and a most efficient and popular one he proved to be.

When he rejoined his regiment at the expiry of his tour, the Battalion followed his career with interest in South Africa, and were delighted when he emerged from that eventful campaign scathless, in command of his regiment the Fighting Fifth, with the decoration of a Companion of the Bath conferred by His Majesty.'

Volunteer Memories, by William Lamont, refers.

The Boer War Medals awarded to Colonel D. S. Stewart, C.B., Northumberland Fusiliers, who, having commanded the 2nd Battalion with distinction in South Africa, returned to the fray - in his 50s - as C.O. of the 10th Battalion at the battle of Loos

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Major D. S. Stewart, North'd. Fus.); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lt. Col. D. S. Stewart, C.B., Nth'd. Fus), contact marks overall, otherwise very fine (2)

Dudley Strathearn Stewart was born in February 1859, the son of Deputy Surgeon-General L. W. Stewart of the Madras Army. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Scots in May 1878, young Dudley quickly transferred to the Northumberland Fusiliers and was advanced to Lieutenant in January 1881.

He subsequently saw action in the Black Mountain expedition in 1888, as a Captain in the 2nd Battalion and, as cited above, was appointed Adjutant of the 1st (Renfrewshire) Volunteer Battalion of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders in 1893. On completion of that happy tour of duty, Stewart was advanced to Major in September 1896 and next saw active service in South Africa.

He commanded the 2nd Battalion in the Orange Free State and in Cape Colony in February-April 1900, prior to serving as Commandant at Vereeniging from July 1900. Advanced to Lieutenant-Colonel in November 1901, he was awarded the C.B. (London Gazette 31 October 1902, refers) and mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 10 September 1901, refers).

Placed on the Retired List in 1909, Stewart returned to the fray in August 1914, taking command of the newly raised 10th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers in October. He was duly embarked with his battalion for France in August 1915, where it took over the frontline sector between Ferme Grande Flamengrie and the Armentieres-Wez Macquart road in mid-September: it subsequently went into action in the battle of Loos.

Having then overseen the formation of a special Tunnelling Company - his men being well-versed in mining matters - Stewart appears to have briefly commanded the 28th Battalion in the summer of 1916. He was placed back on the Retired List in 1920 and died in Edinburgh in March 1933.



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