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Andrew Stewart (British Army officer)

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Andrew Stewart
Born1952
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch 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, Stewart was commissioned into the 13th/18th Hussars in 1972. He became Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in December 1996, 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. 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. He retired in 2008.

References

  1. "Old Festedians - Military". Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  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. ^ Ministry of Defence and Tri-Service Senior Appointments Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Whitaker's Almanack 2009
Military offices
Preceded byNew Post General Officer Commanding
Multi-National Division (South East), Iraq
2003–2004 		Succeeded byBill Rollo
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