Stewart G Captain 1st Coldstream Guards
STEWART, GEOFFREY, Capt., 1st Battn. Coldstream Guards, elder and only surviving s. of the late Major-Gen. Sir Herbert Stewart, K.C.B., by his wife, Georgina Janet, widow of Major-Gen. Sir Henry Tombs, K. C.B., and dau. of Admiral Sir James Stirling, and great grandson of the Hon. Edward Richard Stewart [7th s. of John, 7th Earl of Galloway, K.T.]; b. Binfield, co. Berks, 28 Oct. 1878; educ. Eton; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Coldstream Guards, 13 July, 1898, and promoted Lieut. 12 Dec. 1899, and Capt. 3 Feb. 1907; served in the South African War, 1899-1902; took part in the advance on, and relief of, Kimberley, including actions at Belmont, Enslin, Modder River, and Magersfontein; operations in the Orange Free State, Feb. to May, 1900; including actions at Vet River and Zand River; operations in the Transvaal in May and June, 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill; operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to Oct. 1900, including action at Belfast, and operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, Nov. 1900; operations in the Transvaal, 30 Nov. 1900, to Sept. 1901, and those in Cape Colony, Sept. 1901, to 31 May, 1902, receiving the Queen’s medal with two clasps. He was employed with the Egyptian Army from 26 Oct. 1905, to 25 Oct. 1907; retired from the Coldstream Guards in 1910, and joined the Reserve of Officers, 23 July, 1910, joining the Leicestershire Yeomanry (T.F.) as Capt. in 1911, being promoted Major, 18 Feb. 1914. When war broke out was on the North Midland Mounted Brigade Staff, but rejoined the Coldstream Guards in Dec.; went to France at once, and was killed in action at Givenchy, on the 22nd of that month. He was mentioned in F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French’s Despatch of 5 April [London Gazette, 22 June], 1915. He was at one time Page of Honour to Queen Victoria. Capt. Stewart m. at the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, 2 June, 1908, Violet (Winwick Manor, Rugby), dau. of William Clarence Watson, of Colworth, co. Beds., and had two children: Malise Herbert, b. 16 Feb. 1911, and Jean Violet, b. 25 March, 1909.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1