Lieutenant Ronald James STEWART MC
B Company, 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders

Date of birth: 28th October 1892
Date of death: 28th January 1916

Died of wounds aged 23
Buried at Amara War Cemetery Plot I Row C Grave 24
Ronald James Stewart was born at 4 Woodlands Terrace in Glasgow on the 28th of October 1892 the younger son of Thomas Cuthbert Stewart, steel tube manufacturer, and Jessie Marie (nee Dunn) Stewart of Blackhouse, Skelmorlie and later of 19, Park Circus in Glasgow.

He was educated at Hazelwood School until April 1906 where he was a member of the Choir and was a member of the Football XI in 1905. He was Head of School in 1906. The school magazine wrote the following on his 1905 football season: - "(Outside right) - Vastly improved; makes considerable use of his undoubted pace, and has learnt to screw the ball accurately from the touch line."

On leaving the school the magazine wrote of him: - "....goes to Wellington, and in him we lose an excellent Head of the School, a keen and useful all round sportsman, and a shining light on the stage."

He went on to Wellington College where he was in Mr Brougham's House from May 1906 and in Mr Upcott
Went on to Wellington College

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