Frederick Jeremiah Edwards
Private, 12th Battalion. Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
- Register No.
- 371 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 12th Battalion. Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (register: Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)) all Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) VCs →
- Date of action
- 26 September 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 25th November 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Born
- 3rd October 1894 at Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland
- Died
- 9th March 1964 at Richmond, Surrey
- Memorial / grave
- at Richmond cemetery, Surrey
Digest of citation
On 26th September 1916 at Thiepval, France, part of the line was held up by machine-gun fire and all the officers had become casualties. There was confusion and indication of retirement. Private Edwards, grasping the situation and on his own initiative, dashed out towards the gun, which he knocked out with his bombs. This very gallant act, coupled with great presence of mind and disregard of personal danger, made further advance possible and cleared up a dangerous situation
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
EDWARDS, Frederick Jeremiah. (reg No. 371).
Private 12th Battalion. Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own).
London Gazetted on 25th November 1916.
Born on 3rd October 1894 at Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland.
Died on 9th March 1964 at Richmond, Surrey.
Memorials on grave at Richmond cemetery, Surrey.
Digest of Citation reads: On 26th September 1916 at Thiepval, France, part of the line was held up by machine-gun fire and all the officers had become casualties. There was confusion and indication of retirement. Private Edwards, grasping the situation and on his own initiative, dashed out towards the gun, which he knocked out with his bombs. This very gallant act, coupled with great presence of mind and disregard of personal danger, made further advance possible and cleared up a dangerous situation.
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