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Andrew Richard Evelyn De Cardonnel Stewart (born 1952) is a former

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officer who became General Officer Commanding Multi-National Division (South East), Iraq.

Military career

Educated at

Felsted School (Keep your Faith) , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Headmaster , head = Chris Townsend , r_head_l ...

, Stewart was commissioned into the 13th/18th Hussars in 1972. He became Commander of

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in December 1996, Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations) at

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in Northwood November 1999 and Director of Military Assistance Overseas at the

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in December 2001.Ministry of Defence and Tri-Service Senior Appointments
He was deployed as General Officer Commanding Multi-National Division (South East), Iraq in December 2003 and became

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(Policy) in 2004. He retired in 2008.Whitaker's Almanack 2009

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Andrew 1952 births British Army generals Companions of the Order of the Bath Commanders of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Felsted School Living people 13th/18th Royal Hussars officers Light Dragoons officers