| Charles Gage Stuart | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1887 |
| Died | 1970 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Service Cross |
Rear-Admiral Charles Gage Stuart DSO DSC (2 February 1887 – 1970) was the Royal Navy officer who, at the end of World War II, became Head of the Military Government of Guernsey.
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Stuart joined the Royal Navy in 1906.[1] He served in World War I earning the DSC for his role in the sinking of the German Cruiser Dresden at the Battle of Más a Tierra in March 1915[2] and going on to earn the DSO for service in the Baltic Sea in 1919.[3] He became Captain of the Dockyard at Malta in 1932, Captain of the Dockyard at Chatham in 1935 and Captain-in-Charge at Simon's Town in 1937.[4] He came to prominence at the end of World War II when he took control of the Island of Guernsey from the Germans in May 1945 and led a military government there until he was relieved by Lieutenant General Sir Philip Neame, the first post-war Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in August 1945.[5]
Family[]
In 1916 he married Elizabeth Ellen Buckland; they had two sons and two daughters.[6]
References[]
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