Edward Douglas Brown

Edward Douglas Brown-Synge-Hutchinson

VC CB
Birth nameEdward Douglas Brown
Born6 March 1861
Dagshai, British India
Died3 March 1940 (aged 78)
Marble Arch, London
Buried
Golders Green Crematorium
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1883–1915
RankColonel
Commands14th Hussars
Battles / warsSecond Boer War
Awards Victoria Cross
Order of the Bath
RelationsLieutenant-General Coote Synge-Hutchinson (uncle)
Other workFreeman of the City of London

Colonel Edward Douglas Brown-Synge-Hutchinson, VC, CB (6 March 1861 – 3 March 1940) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.