Ian MacAlister Stewart
| Ian MacAlister Stewart | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Busty |
| Born | 1895 Poona, India |
| Died | 14 March 1987 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1913–1947 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands held |
144th Infantry Brigade 12th Indian Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches |
First World War
Second World War
Brigadier Ian MacAlister Stewart, 13th Laird of Achnacone, DSO, OBE, MC & Bar, DL (1895–1987) was a Scottish military officer who served in the British Army during both the First and Second World Wars. Known for his eccentric training methods, he commanded the 2nd Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, which participated in the Malayan Campaign and the Battle of Singapore during the Second World War.
Stewart was born in 1895, part of the Stewart family of Appin in Argyllshire. His place of birth, in Surore, Poone, India, was where his father, Lt. Col Alexander Kenneth Stewart, 12th of Achnacone, was a medical officer in the Poona Horse before his parents returned to Scotland. Stewart attended Cheltenham College before going to Sandhurst on a prize cadetship. He passed through Sandhurst in 1913 as the top student of his year, and the youngest.
Stewart was commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in February 1914 and on 11 August of that year became the first British soldier to land on French soil and the first to be mentioned in a despatch. He and served throughout the First World War and was highly decorated, earning the Military Cross and Bar, and was created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. At the end of the war, Stewart was a temporary captain. He became heir to Achnacone after his older brother, Captain Alexander D.L. Stewart MC, died in a motorcycle accident in Dublin in 1919.
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