Thomas Edwards
Private, 1st Battalion. Royal Highlanders (The Black Watch)
- Register No.
- 373 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion. Royal Highlanders (The Black Watch) all Black Watch VCs →
- Date of action
- 13 March 1884 on this day → all of 1884 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Sudan Campaign
- London Gazette
- 21st May, 1884 on this day → all of 1884 →
- Born
- 19th April 1863 at Brill, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
- Died
- 27th March 1953 at Woodford, Essex
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 30th March 1884 at the Battle of Tamai, Sudan, when both members of the crew of one of the guns had been killed, Private Edwards, after bayoneting two Arabs and himself receiving a wound from a spear, remained with the gun, defending it throughout the action
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
EDWARDS, Thomas. (reg No. 373).
Private 1st Battalion. Royal Highlanders (The Black Watch).
London Gazetted on 21st May, 1884.
Born on 19th April 1863 at Brill, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
Died on 27th March 1953 at Woodford, Essex.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 30th March 1884 at the Battle of Tamai, Sudan, when both members of the crew of one of the guns had been killed, Private Edwards, after bayoneting two Arabs and himself receiving a wound from a spear, remained with the gun, defending it throughout the action.
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