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BRIGADIER STEWART
BELIEVED PRISONER
There is every reason to believe that Brigadier K. L. Stewart, D.5.0., 0.8. E., N.Z.S.C., is a prisoner of war, according to advice received by the Minister of Defence (Mr. Jones) from General Sir Bernard Freyberg. Some days ago Brigadier Stewart went forward on an early morning reconnaissance south of Florence and did not return. From . information subsequently received it is presumed he was taken prisoner. "I make this announcement with deep regret," added Mr. Jones. "Brigadier Stewart is one of New Zealand's ablest soldiers, and his capture will mean a considerable loss to the Division, in which he commanded a brigade. A member of the Regular
Forces, he has been on active service overseas in two wars. For his services as General Freyberg's senior staff officer in the Greece and Crete campaigns he was awarded the D.S.O. He returned to New Zealand in October, 1941, to take up the appointment of Deputy Chie_f of the General Staff, but last year rejoined the Division in the Middle East. ' "In a cabled message regarding Brigadier Stewart's capture by the enemy, General Freyberg states: 'Brigadier Stewart's return to the Division was most popular, and he has commanded his brigade with great distinction. We shall miss him greatly." Brigadier Stewart graduated from Duntroon Military College, and was commissioned in the New Zealand Staff Corps in 1916. He served with the Wellington Mounted Rifles an.ri Headquarters, Anzac Mounted Division, in ■ Palestine, and among his appointments was that of Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General. N.Z.E.F., Egypt. He attended the Staff College, Camberley. in 1928-29, and served in Canada in 1930-34. Later he held staff appointments in New Zealand. In this war, he served in Greece and Crete as General Staff Officer, first grade, to General Freyberg, but returned to New Zealand in October, 1941. In January, 1942, he was appointed Deputy Chief of the General; Staff.
Brigadier Stewart's wife, Mrs. R. F. Stewart, lives at 21 Talavera Terrace, Wellington.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 39, 15 August 1944, Page 6
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