Edward Stedman

General Sir Edward Stedman, GCB, KCIE (27 July 1842 – 25 June 1914) was a senior British Indian Army officer who served as Military Secretary to the India Office.[1]

Sir Edward Stedman
Born	27 July 1842 Bloomsbury, Middlesex
Died	25 June 1914 (aged 71) Arundel, Sussex
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Indian Army
Years of service	1860–1907
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Chitral Expedition
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire

Military career

Stedman was commissioned into the Bengal Staff Corps in 1860.[2] By 1887 he was appointed Commanding Officer of the 3 Gorkha Rifles and was strongly commended for his leadership in Upper Burma by Major-General Sir George Stuart White, Commanding the Upper Burma Field Force.[3] Later that year Stedman was made Inspector-General of Police in Upper Burma.[4]

He joined the Chitral Expedition in 1895 as Second-in-command and General of Communications.[5]

He was appointed Military Secretary to the India Office in 1899.[6]

He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published on 26 June 1902,[7][8] and invested as such by King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October 1902.[9] Ha was promoted to a Knight Grand Cross (GCB) in the order on 19 June 1911.[10]

Stedman was also Colonel of the 23rd Sikh Pioneers.[11]

References

1. "A Notable Indian General – The Late Sir Edward Stedman". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 3 July 1914. p. 12.
2. "No. 23431". The London Gazette. 13 October 1868. p. 5386.
3. "No. 25735". The London Gazette. 2 September 1887. p. 4760.
4. "No. 25761". The London Gazette. 25 November 1887. p. 6373.
5. "No. 26680". The London Gazette. 15 November 1895. p. 6176.
6. The military in British India: the development of British Land Forces in South Asia, 1600-1947 By T. A. Heathcote, Page265 Manchester University Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-7190-3570-8
7. "The Coronation Honours". The Times (36804). London. 26 June 1902. p. 5.
8. "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1902. p. 4190.
9. "Court Circular". The Times (36908). London. 25 October 1902. p. 8.
10. "No. 28505". The London Gazette. 16 June 1911. p. 4589.
11. "No. 27676". The London Gazette. 13 May 1904. p. 3090.