Lieutenant John Houghton Stewart
2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskillen
Fusiliers
16/05/1915
1914 Star
Eldest son of Lieutenant Colonel George Powell Stewart
and Mrs. Stewart, of Grainville Manor, St. Saviour's,
Jersey. Educated at Victoria College, Bradfield College
and Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Killed in action, aged 19 years.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Tuesday 1 June 1915
Old Victorians in the Casualty List. Two
more Old Victorians figure in the Casualty Lists just
issued, these are Engineer Hilgrove Hammond, killed
in the loss of HMS Triumph, who was at the College from
1886-90 and Lieutenant J H Stewart of the Inniskilling
Fusiliers who is wounded and missing. Lieutenant Stewart
is a son of Colonel G B Stewart of Grainville Manor
and news as to his fate will be awaited with particular
anxiety. He was at the College from 1905-08.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Monday 25 October 1915
Roll of Honour. Lieutenant J H Stewart
Makes the Supreme Sacrifice. We regret to announce that
Lieutenant John Houghton Stewart of 2nd Royal Inniskilling
Fusiliers has been killed in action. Our readers will
remember that some time ago this popular young officer
was reported missing but as time went on and nothing
further was heard his friends began to fear the worst.
His bible had been picked up, this having been recognised
by a photo of his sister which was enclosed. The parents
have now received intimation that their son made the
supreme sacrifice at Richebourg on 16 May last. Lieutenant
Stewart was only 19 years of age and was the eldest
son of Lieutenant Colonel G P Stewart and Mrs Stewart
of Grainville Manor, St Saviour. He was the grandson
of the late Sir John Marcus Stewart Bart of Tyrone and
the late Sir James Godfrey QADC of Grainville Manor.
He was at Victoria College from 1905-08 where he made
a large circle of friends who will regret to hear of
his decease. Memorial services will be held at Carrick
Moor, Tyrone and at St Saviours Church, Jersey on All
Saints Day 1 November at 3pm. To the parents we beg
to tender our sincere condolence in their bereavement.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Tuesday 2 November 1915
The Late Lieutenant J H Stewart - In Memoriam
Service. With a simplicity and briefness which was most
impressive an In Memoriam Service for the late Lieutenant
John Houghton Stewart of the 2nd Inniskilling Fusiliers
who was killed in action at Richebourg on 19 May, was
held yesterday afternoon at St Saviours Church. As if
in harmony with the sad occasion the climatic conditions
were at their worst - torrential rain falling throughout
the afternoon. The late Lieutenant Stewart was only
19 and was the eldest son of Lieutenant Colonel &
Mrs G P Stewart of Grainville Manor; he was the grandson
of the late Sir John Marcus Stewart Bart of Tyrone and
of the late Sir James Godfray QADC of Grainville Manor.
He was educated at Victoria College from 1905-08. Colonel
Stewart now being in Ireland on active service a memorial
service was held at the same time at Carrick Moor, Co
Tyrone, this being attended by the family. The family
pew at St Saviours Church was draped in black and the
staff of Grainville Manor occupied seats close by. Despite
the inclement weather a large congregation was present.
The bell was tolled for some time before the service
and before the choir and clergy entered the chancel
the strains of Batistes Marche Funebre pealed out from
the organ. After the opening sentences of the burial
service had been recited by Rev F D Moat, who conducted
owing to the illness of Canon Luce, the two burial songs
were chanted by the choir. The usual lesson was read
followed by the hymn "Brief Life Is Here Our Portion",
the last prayers for the dead were then said and the
hymn "Now the Labourer's Task is O'er" was
impressively sung. The congregation then stood in silence
whilst Mr Henry Luke, who accompanied throughout, played
the Dead March by Handel, thus bringing a most impressive
service to a conclusion.
