Albert Stewart (rugby union)
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Albert Lewis Stewart, DSO (19 February 1889 – 4 October 1917) was an Irish rugby union player and decorated British Army officer. He played for North of Ireland Football Club from 1907 to 1914, and made three appearances for the Ireland national rugby union team. During World War I, he served in the Royal Irish Rifles and the Machine Gun Corps. He was killed in action in the Battle of Broodseinde during the Battle of Passchendaele.
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Birth name | Albert Lewis Stewart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1889-02-19)19 February 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 4 October 1917(1917-10-04) (aged 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Broodseinde, Passchendaele salient, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Buried | Hooge Crater Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service/ | British Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years of service | 1914–1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Major | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit | Royal Irish Rifles Machine Gun Corps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Battles/wars | World War I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards | Mentioned in Dispatches (1916, 1917) Distinguished Service Order (1918) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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