In Memory Of

STUART, WILLIAM GRANT SPRUELL

Service Details
Age:
 27
Date of Birth:
 1889-06-08
Rank:
 Captain
Unit:
 7th Bn.
Regiment:
 Cameron Highlanders
Date of Death:
 1917-04-23
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, while attempting to capture Guemappe during the Battle of Arras
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 IV. C. 15.
Cemetery:
 FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS
Localitly:
 Pas de Calais
Country:
 France
Additional Information
Decorations:
 M C
Citations:
 LG Sup 1 January 1917 pg. 42 - "New Year's Honours"
Son of The Reverend W. Stuart, of South Africa. Next of kin, Miss Rebecca Irene Stuart, of 173 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh. Born Gartly, Aberdeenshire. Educated George Watson's College, before going up to the University of Edinburgh to read classics. A member of the Watsonian Cricket Club, Stuart also played his club cricket for East and West of Scotland. He was selected to play for Scotland in a first-class match against Ireland at Dublin in 1914. He batted twice in the match and was dismissed for scores of 17 and 10 by Bob Lambert and Gus Kelly respectively. Stuart volunteered for the British Army during the First World War, being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in September 1914, with promotion to Lieutenant following in April 1915. He was promoted to Captain in December 1916 and was awarded the Military Cross in the 1917 New Year Honours List. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918