2699637 Guardsman George Pennycook STEWART, Scots Guards: 09/09/1944

dbf · Mar 25, 2023

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GUARDSMAN GEORGE PENNYCOOK STEWART
Service Number: 2699637
Regiment & Unit: Scots Guards
Date of Death: 09 September 1944
Age 33 years old
Buried or commemorated at LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY
Grave Reference: II. E. 16.
Location: Belgium
Additional Info: Son of John and Susan Pennycook Stewart; husband of Jessie Stewart, of Blairgowrie, Perthshire.
Personal Inscription: IN MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND AND OUR DADDY "I HAVE GRAVEN THEE UPON THE PALMS OF MY HANDS"

dbf · Mar 25, 2023

See also:

Scots Guards: Roll of Honour - Alphabetical

kiwigeordie said: ↑

Just joined in order to post this message which I thought might be of interest and add some human detail to a couple of the 'stark' casualty notices.
First a little background. I worked with a Scotsman named Eric Stewart here in NZ until he passed away some 8 years ago. He had told me that he had lost his father during the war. After Eric's death, I was tasked with clearing his personal effects and came across an original letter (yellowing paper, typed on an old upright machine) which was obviously a commendation for an award. The letter read as follows;
No.2700469 L/Cpl J. Foster
No.2699637 Gdsn. G. Stewart
14 Platoon, 'X' Company, Scots Guards
On the 9th September, 1944, 14 Platoon were in a defensive position in the village of HECHTEL. During the morning the Germans made four attacks on the Platoon position and on each occasion were driven back by L/Cpl Foster's Section (6 men). The Germans were attacking in considerable strength, supported by Mortar and Machine Gun fire, but L/Cpl Foster gave no ground.
This L/Cpl and Stewart (who was with him in the trench) killed two complete M.G.45 teams (6 men) who had crawled within 5 yards of their trench.
Due to their courage and example, the Section held their ground. Had not this L/Cpl and Stewart fought magnificently against superior numbers, the whole Platoon would have been overrun. Many dead Germans were later found in their Section area. Foster and Stewart were both killed fighting from their trench.
(Signed) A.D.G. Llewellyn Lieut., 14 Platoon, 'X' Company, Scots Guards.
The two men in question are listed as numbers 345 and 976 in the list of casualties in this thread. Foster was 34 and Stewart 33 years of age.
I was able to return the original letter to the Scots Guards Association who arranged to have it placed on Gdsn. Stewart's 'P' file.
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