Andrew Stewart (British Army officer) explained

Andrew Stewart
Birth Date:1952
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Branch: British Army
Serviceyears:1972 - 2008
Rank:Major-General
Battles:Iraq War
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Andrew Richard Evelyn De Cardonnel Stewart (born 1952) is a former British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Multi-National Division (South East), Iraq.

Military career

Educated at Felsted School,[1] Stewart was commissioned into the 13th/18th Hussars in 1972. He became Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in December 1996,[2] Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations) at Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood November 1999 and Director of Military Assistance Overseas at the Ministry of Defence in December 2001.[3] He was deployed as General Officer Commanding Multi-National Division (South East), Iraq in December 2003 and became Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Policy) in 2004.[3] He retired in 2008.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Old Festedians - Military . 2012-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130825075751/http://www.felsted.org/ofmilitary . 2013-08-25 . dead .
  2. http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Senior Army Appointments
  3. http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Ministry%20of%20Defence%20Senior%20Posts.pdf Ministry of Defence and Tri-Service Senior Appointments
  4. Whitaker's Almanack 2009