Edward Stedman
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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 from 1899 to 1907.[1]
Sir Edward Stedman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 July 1842 Bloomsbury, Middlesex |
| Died | 25 June 1914 (aged 71) Arundel, Sussex |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Indian Army |
| Service years | 1860–1907 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | 3 Gorkha Rifles |
| Conflicts | Third Anglo-Burmese War Chitral Expedition |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Mentioned in Despatches |
Military career
Stedman was commissioned into the Bengal Staff Corps in 1860.[2] By 1885 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]
Stedman 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]
Stedman was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath 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.[9] Ha was promoted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on 19 June 1911.[10]
Stedman was also Colonel of the 23rd Sikh Pioneers.[11]