'For extreme gallantry. This man?s section was on the left of the attack when his Company attacked the enemy front line system of hedgerows just north of La Basse Ville on 31st July. All the NCOs of his section and of the section on his right became casualties. Then Stedman showed himself a very gallant and cool soldier. He extricated the remnants of these Company sections from a hopeless position and brought them back to a sound position and led them shortly afterwards forward, reinforcing his Platoon at a critical moment.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 28 September 1917

Regimental number	11/1370
Date of birth	9 November 1893
Place of birth	Poulton Ash, Kent, England
Religion	Presbyterian
Occupation	Storeman
Address	73 Shakespeare Road, Sydenham, Christchurch
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	21
Height	5' 7.5"
Weight	145 lbs
Next of kin	Father, William George Stedman, Poulton Ash, Kent, England
Previous military service	Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of teeth)
Enlistment date	19 April 1915
Rank on embarkation	Trooper
Enlistment status	Volunteer
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 28 Tofua on 14 August 1915
Final rank	Sergeant
Final unit	Wellington Infantry Regiment
Fate	Commenced return to New Zealand 8 March 1919
Medals	Military Medal 'For extreme gallantry. This man?s section was on the left of the attack when his Company attacked the enemy front line system of hedgerows just north of La Basse Ville on 31st July. All the NCOs of his section and of the section on his right became casualties. Then Stedman showed himself a very gallant and cool soldier. He extricated the remnants of these Company sections from a hopeless position and brought them back to a sound position and led them shortly afterwards forward, reinforcing his Platoon at a critical moment.' Source: London Gazette Date: 28 September 1917
Discharge date	4 May 1919
Other details	War service: Egypt, Western Front Promoted Temporary Corporal, 21 December 1915. Reverted to Trooper, 13 January 1916. Left for Canal Zone, 23 January 1916. Admitted to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 17 February 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Abbassia, 16 March 1916 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea); discharged to Base Depot, 5 April 1916; posted to Training Regiment, 7 April 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, 26 April 1916 (venereal disease); discharged, 13 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 August 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 22 September 1917. Awarded Military Medal. Appointed Lance Corporal, 9 August 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 1 September 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 12 September 1917. Admitted to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 13 September 1917 (venereal disease); transferred to 4th Stationary Hospital, Arques, 10 November 1917. Relinquished rank of Lance Corporal, 10 January 1918. Rejoined unit, 13 January 1918. Appointed Lance Corporal, 20 February 1918. Wounded in action, 21 July 1918, remaining with unit. Detached to School of Instruction, 25 July 1918; rejoined unit, 3 September 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 27 September 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 14 October 1918. Promoted Sergeant, 2 October 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton on board HT 'Willochra', 8 March 1919; disembarked Wellington, 15 April 1919; discharged, 4 May 1919. Total war service: 4 years 26 days (of which 3 years 245 days were abroad) Medals: Military Medal, 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Miscellaneous details	Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Sixth
Date of death	26 October 1935 Lower Hutt (cerebral tumor)
Age at death	41
Sources	Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805