STEWART, Roy McGregor Fairbairn
| Service Numbers: | Officer, V82857 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant |
| Died: | Illness, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 May 1945, aged 54 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden Of Remembrance 1, Section 9, Niche 0KK |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Footscray Presbyterian Church Honour Board, Footscray Town Hall Roll of Honour, Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1, Victorian Garden of Remembrance, Werribee Shire Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 19 Dec 1917: | Embarked Captain, 7th Infantry Battalion, SS Ventura, Sydney | |
| 19 Dec 1917: | Involvement Captain, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Ventura embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Captain, V82857 | |
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| 6 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, V82857, South Melbourne, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Lieut. Roy McG. Stewart, of the 7th Battalion, wounded, is a son of ex commissioner John Stewart, of 67 Whitehall street, Footscray 24 years of age. As one of those who took a deep interest in the local military training system, he was a well equipped officer on the outbreak of war and won his reward in the shape of a commission as lieutenant in the 7th Battalion.
Husband of Janet STEWART, 2 Poolman Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria.
Lieutenant Roy McGregor Stewart (wounded) is a son of Mr. John Stewart, of Whitehall street, Footscray, formerly commissioner of the Melbourne Harbour Trust. Lieutenant Stewart is 24 years of age, and a native of Footscray. He was employed at the Footscray Post-office prior to the outbreak of the war. He was flag instructor at area 65. He is a member of the A.N.A. and a lacrosse player.
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