Major William Mordaunt Edwards VC - 2nd Bn, Highland Light Infantry


GRAVE LOCATION FOR HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN THE COUNTY OF : NORFOLK

Name Claud Thomas,
BOURCHIER
William Francis,
BURMAN
Harry,
CATOR
William Mordaunt,
EDWARDS
Rank Colonel Sergeant Captain Major
Force 3rd Bn, Rifle Brigade 16th Bn, Rifle Brigade 7th Bn, East Surrey Regiment 2nd Bn, Highland Light Infantry
VC won Sebastopol, Crimea,
20 November 1854
Bulgar Wood, Ypres, Belgium,
20 September 1917
Arras, France,
9 April 1917
Arabi Pasha Rebellion, Egypt,
13 September 1882
London Gaz 24 February 1857 26 November 1917 8 June 1917 13 February 1883
Born Brayford, Devon,
22 April 1831
Stepney, E London,
30 August 1897
Drayton,
24 January 1894
Hardingham,
7 May 1855
Died 18 November 1877,
Hove, Sussex
23 October 1974,
Cromer
7 April 1966,
Norwich
17 September 1912,
Hardingham
Grave St Andrew's Churchyard, Buxton St Faith's Crematorium, Norwich
( ashes: Golders Green Crematorium )
Sprowston Cemetery St George's Churchyard, Hardingham
( source: Memorials to Valour )
Location
of VC
Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London
Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London
Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London
Remarks None None MM None

NORFOLK

Name David Auldgo
JAMIESON
Victor Buller,
TURNER
Sir Arthur Knyvet,
WILSON

Rank Major Lieutenant Colonel Admiral of the Fleet
Force 7th Bn, Royal Norfolk Regiment 2nd Bn, Rifle Brigade
( Prince Consort's Own )
Royal Navy ( Naval Brigade )
VC won River Orne Bridgehead, France,
7 - 8 August 1944
El Alamein, Egypt,
27 October 1942
Mahdi Rebellion, Sudan,
29 February 1884

London Gaz 26 October 1944 20 November 1942 21 May 1884
Born Thornham,
1 October 1920
Thatcham, Berkshire,
17 January 1900
Swaffham,
4 March 1842

Died 5 May 2001,
Burnham Market
7 August 1972,
Ditchingham, Suffolk
25 May 1921,
Swaffham

Grave St Margaret Churchyard, Burnham Norton St Faith's Crematorium, Norwich
( Ashes: St Mary's Churchyard, Ditchingham )
St Peter & St Paul's Churchyard, Swaffham
( image courtesy Victoria Cross Trust )

Location
of VC
Royal Norfolk Regiment Museum, Norfolk Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Remarks CVO CVO GCB OM GCVO

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