Andrew Stewart (British Army officer)

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Andrew Stewart
Born1952
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchFlag of the British Army.svg British Army
Years of service1972 - 2008
RankMajor-General
Battles/warsIraq War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Andrew Richard Evelyn De Cardonnel Stewart CB CBE (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.[2] He became Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in December 1996,[3] 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.[4] 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.[4] He retired in 2008.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Old Festedians - Military". Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  2. ^ "No. 45775". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 September 1972. p. 10838.
  3. ^ Senior Army Appointments Archived July 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b Ministry of Defence and Tri-Service Senior Appointments Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 2009
Military offices
Preceded by
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General Officer Commanding
Multi-National Division (South East), Iraq

2003–2004
Succeeded by
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