Kenneth Stuart | |
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Nickname(s) | "Ken" |
Born | September 9, 1891 Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
Died | November 3, 1945 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | (aged 54)
Allegiance | Canada |
Service | Canadian Army |
Years of service | 1911–1945 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Unit | Royal Canadian Engineers |
Commands | 7th Battalion, Royal Canadian Engineers Royal Military College of Canada Chief of the General Staff |
Awards | Companion 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]