Kenneth Stuart

Kenneth Stuart
Nickname(s)"Ken"
BornSeptember 9, 1891
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
DiedNovember 3, 1945(1945-11-03) (aged 54)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
AllegianceCanada
Service / branchCanadian Army
Years of service1911–1945
RankLieutenant General
UnitRoyal Canadian Engineers
Commands7th Battalion, Royal Canadian Engineers
Royal Military College of Canada
Chief of the General Staff
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross

Lieutenant-General Kenneth Stuart CB DSO MC (September 9, 1891 – November 3, 1945) was a senior Canadian Army officer who saw active service during both the First World War and, later, the Second World War. During the latter conflict, he served as Chief of the General Staff (CGS), the head of the Canadian Army, from December 1941 until December 1943, but he is perhaps most remembered today for his role in the Conscription Crisis of 1944.[1]

  1. ^ Granatstein 1993, p. 217−236.