Walter Stewart

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Rear-Admiral Walter Stewart, C.B., Royal Navy (13 July, 1841 – 26 October, 1896) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Stewart was promoted to the rank of Commander with seniority of 13 May, 1869, in the hauling down vacancy of Vice-Admiral Lord Charles Paget.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain with seniority of 9 January, 1878.[2]

Stewart was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January, 1893.[3]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 23500. p. 3001. 25 May, 1869.
  2. London Gazette: no. 24541. p. 169. 11 January, 1878.
  3. London Gazette: no. 26359. p. 2. 2 January, 1893.

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 October, 1896. Issue 35032, col B, pg. 6.

Service Records


Naval Offices
Preceded by
Samuel Long
Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard
1891 – 1893
Succeeded by
Charles C. P. FitzGerald