Edward Stedman
Sir Edward Stedman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 July 1842 Bloomsbury, Middlesex |
| Died | 25 June 1914 (aged 71) Arundel, Sussex |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1860–1907 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | 3 Gorkha Rifles |
| Battles / wars | 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 |
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]
Military career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "A Notable Indian General – The Late Sir Edward Stedman". The Times. 3 July 1914. p. 12.
- ^ "No. 23431". The London Gazette. 13 October 1868. p. 5386.
- ^ "No. 25735". The London Gazette. 2 September 1887. p. 4760.
- ^ "No. 25761". The London Gazette. 25 November 1887. p. 6373.
- ^ "No. 26680". The London Gazette. 15 November 1895. p. 6176.
- ^ 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
- ^ "The Coronation Honours". The Times. No. 36804. London. 26 June 1902. p. 5.
- ^ "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1902. p. 4190.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36908. London. 25 October 1902. p. 8.
- ^ "No. 28505". The London Gazette. 16 June 1911. p. 4589.
- ^ "No. 27676". The London Gazette. 13 May 1904. p. 3090.