| Date | 13 February 1883 |
|---|---|
| Source | The London Gazette of 13 Feb 1883, Num. 25198, p. 792 |
| Reference | SUD-0002 |
| Volume | Sudan Campaign |
| Collection | Victoria Cross Recipients |
For conspicuous bravery displayed by him during the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, on the 13th September, 1882, in leading a party of the Highland Light Infantry to storm a redoubt. Lieutenant Edwards(who was in advance of his party) with great gallantry rushed alone into the battery, killed the Artillery Officer in charge,and was himself knocked down by a gunner with a rammer, and only rescued by the timely arrival of three men of his Regiment.
Extract from The London Gazette
| Name: | Major William Mordaunt Marsh Edwards, VC, DL |
| Born: | 7 May 1855; Hardingham, Norfolk. |
| Died: | 17 Sep 1912; Hardingham, Norfolk. |
| Buried: | St George’s Churchyard, Hardingham, Norfolk. |
| Unit: | 2nd Battalion The Highland Light Infantry |
| Date of Action: | 13 Sep 1882 |
| Place: | Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt |
| Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Gazetted: | The London Gazette of 13 Feb 1883, Num. 25198, p. 792 |
| VC No: | 398 |
| Presented: | 24 Feb 1883 by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle |
| Displayed: | Lord Ashcroft Collection, National Army Museum, Chelsea. |
| References: | [18] |
| Connection: | Educated at Eton College. Named on the VC/GC Memorial at Eton College. |
| Awards: | Victoria Cross King Edward VII Coronation Medal (1902) King George V Coronation Medal (1911) Egypt Medal (1882 – 89), 1 clasp Khedive’s Star (1882) (Egypt) |