Background
STEWARD, - Edward Harding was born on July 13, 1835. Son of late Samuel Steward.
STEWARD, - Edward Harding was born on July 13, 1835. Son of late Samuel Steward.
Weybridge; Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
Served in Royal Engineers, 1854-1883. Quartered in Malta, the Ionian Islands, Halifax North.S., Bermuda, and at home. Employed in the Defence Department, War Office, 1865-1878.
Served with South African Field Force as commanding R.E. 1879.
Commandant of Colony of Natal, 1880. Commanding R.E. at Manchester, 1880-1882-1883, and commanded the Garrison.
Decorated for services rendered to the Colonies and Dependencies. Inspector of warlike stores for Crown Colonies, colony of New Zealand, and Egypt.
Club: United Service.
Spouse 1862, Jessie, 2nddaughter of late Henry Baskerville of Crowsley Park, Oxfordshire.