Edwin Flavell | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Ted" |
| Born | 22 February 1898 15 Stansfield Road, Stockwell, London, England |
| Died | 29 November 1993 (aged 95) Eastbourne Belmont Retirement Home, Pevensey Bay Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1918 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Service number | 48661 |
| Unit | East Surrey Regiment Machine Gun Corps Middlesex Regiment |
| Commands | 70th (Young Soldiers') Battalion, Middlesex Regiment 2nd Parachute Battalion 1st Parachute Brigade 3rd Parachute Brigade 5th Parachute Brigade 6th Airlanding Brigade |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Military Cross & Two Bars Legion of Merit (United States) |
| Other work | Deputy lieutenant of Middlesex (first appointed 1960). Provincial Grand Master of Berkshire (1967–85). |
Brigadier Edwin William Conquest Flavell DSO, MC & Two Bars (22 February 1898 – 29 November 1993) was a British Army officer who served in both World War I and World War II. He served with great distinction during the latter, where he commanded the 1st Parachute Brigade in North Africa and the 6th Airlanding Brigade in Normandy, before becoming Deputy Chief of Staff HQ First Allied Airborne Army.