Cedric George Edwards | |
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Born | Hampstead, London, England | 5 June 1899
Died | 27 August 1918 Vicinity of Jigsaw Wood, France | (aged 19)
Commemorated at | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1917–1918 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit |
No. 12 Squadron RNAS No. 9 Squadron RNAS/No. 209 Squadron RAF |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
Lieutenant Cedric George Edwards DFC (5 June 1899 – 27 August 1918) was a British World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories. [1]
Edwards was born in Hampstead, London, the son of John Frederick Edwards (1857–1940) and Elizabeth Ann (née Walton) (1865–1945). [2]
He initially joined the Royal Naval Air Service as a probationary temporary flight officer on 7 September 1917, being commissioned as a temporary flight sub-lieutenant on 27 November 1917. [3] After training with No. 12 Squadron, he was posted to No. 9 Squadron, which became No. 209 Squadron RAF on 1 April 1918. [1]
Flying a Sopwith Camel, between 11 April and 11 August 1918 he accounted for seven enemy aircraft destroyed or driven down out of control; four solo and three shared with other pilots, including Roy Brown, Robert Foster and Thomas Luke. [1]
Edwards was killed on 27 August 1918 when his aircraft was shot down by anti-aircraft fire near Jigsaw Wood, France. [2] Initially reported as "missing", his death was later confirmed, [4] although his body was never recovered. He is commemorated at the Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. [5]
His award of the Distinguished Flying Cross was gazetted posthumously on 20 September 1918. His citation read:
Cedric George Edwards | |
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Born | Hampstead, London, England | 5 June 1899
Died | 27 August 1918 Vicinity of Jigsaw Wood, France | (aged 19)
Commemorated at | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1917–1918 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit |
No. 12 Squadron RNAS No. 9 Squadron RNAS/No. 209 Squadron RAF |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
Lieutenant Cedric George Edwards DFC (5 June 1899 – 27 August 1918) was a British World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories. [1]
Edwards was born in Hampstead, London, the son of John Frederick Edwards (1857–1940) and Elizabeth Ann (née Walton) (1865–1945). [2]
He initially joined the Royal Naval Air Service as a probationary temporary flight officer on 7 September 1917, being commissioned as a temporary flight sub-lieutenant on 27 November 1917. [3] After training with No. 12 Squadron, he was posted to No. 9 Squadron, which became No. 209 Squadron RAF on 1 April 1918. [1]
Flying a Sopwith Camel, between 11 April and 11 August 1918 he accounted for seven enemy aircraft destroyed or driven down out of control; four solo and three shared with other pilots, including Roy Brown, Robert Foster and Thomas Luke. [1]
Edwards was killed on 27 August 1918 when his aircraft was shot down by anti-aircraft fire near Jigsaw Wood, France. [2] Initially reported as "missing", his death was later confirmed, [4] although his body was never recovered. He is commemorated at the Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. [5]
His award of the Distinguished Flying Cross was gazetted posthumously on 20 September 1918. His citation read: