Frederick Arnold STEWART

1893 - 1916  (23 years)

• Name	Frederick Arnold STEWART
  Birth	5 Mar 1893	Cockpen Midlothian Scotland
  	1901 Census Burial Record
  Baptism	13 Apr 1893	Free Church Dalkeith Midlothian Scotland
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  Gender	Male
  Burial	1916	Thiepval Memorial Thiepval Departement de la Somme Picardie France
  	Find a Grave website Memorial ID 12569364 Birth 5 Mar 1893 Bonnyrigg Midlothian Death 16 Sep 1916 (aged 23) Nord-Pas-de-Calais France Monument Thiepval Memorial Thiepval Departement de la Somme Picardie France Plot Pier and Face 14 A and 15 C. Additional information from website:- Lieutenant Frederick Arnold Stewart was the youngest son of John George Stewart and Florence Jane Wilhemina Grosvenor Stewart, (nee Grosvenor). Enlisted as a Private with his older brother Charles Edward Stewart in the 1st City of Edinburgh Battalion, Royal Scots and two months later, in October 1914, both brothers were commissioned to the 16th (Service) Battalion Durham Light Infantry (DLI). On 10 August 1915 they arrived in France with the 10th DLI. Frederick took part in the fighting on the Ypres Salient and was later transferred with the 10th to the Somme. On 16 September 1916 they attacked the Gird Trenches near Flers; the Battalion was caught in heavy machine gun fire with inadequate bombardment of the German lines and was unable to advance. Six officers were killed and one wounded, 381 other ranks were killed, wounded or missing. Frederick was at first wounded in the shoulder, but continued to lead his men until he was killed. His commanding officer wrote that: ?Everyone in the battalion was devoted to him [not least his older brother Charles] and he was such a good reliable officer. Though so young I considered him quite competent to command his company.? Contributor: Nick Fisher (47367410) Also on Parents Find a Grave Inscription reads:- in loving memory of Florence Jane Wilhelmina wife of John George Stewart of Dunraven Lasswade who died 30th Apr 1932 and their children Eliza who died 10th Nov 1889 aged 8 Lyall Dudley who died 8th Apr 1901 aged 10 Also Lieutenant Frederick Arnold DLI aged 23 & Captain Charles Edward MC DLI aged 29 Also John Grosvenor who died at Bridge of Allan on 4th Oct 1938 aged 53 & is interred at Lasswade Also John George Stewart who died Dunraven Lasswade on 14th Jun 1939 aged 90 & of his son George doctor of medicine who died 29th Mar 1972 aged 88 & of his daughter Constance Margaret Prescot who died 4th Feb 1981 aged 84
  Death	14 Sep 1916	Nord-pas-de-Calais France
  Person ID	I24509	Main Tree
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John George STEWART,   b. 1848, Glasgow Scotland d. 14 Jun 1939 (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Florence Jane Wilhemina GROSVENOR,   b. 5 Jan 1857, Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland d. 30 Apr 1932 (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F6300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1901 Scotland Census CSSCT1901_360 676 48 at Dunraven Lasswade son single aged 8 born Cockpen