Harold Leslie Edwards

Harold Leslie Edwards
Harold Leslie Edwards DFC MM
Born28 April 1893
Franktown, Ontario, Canada
Died15 June 1951 (1951-06-16) (aged 58)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
AllegianceGeorge V[1]
Service/branchInfantry; Royal Air Force
Rank2nd Lieutenant
Unit130th (Lanark and Renfrew) Battalion, CEF, 38th (Ottawa) Battalion, CEF, No. 20 Squadron RAF
AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross (DFC), Military Medal (MM)
Other workCar salesman

Harold Leslie Edwards DFC MM (28 April 1893 – 15 June 1951) was a Canadian World War I flying ace gunner, who in conjunction with his pilots, was officially credited with 21 victories.[2]

  1. ^ Canadian airmen were required to complete an Attestation Paper in which they declared an oath of allegiance to King George the Fifth and agreed to serve in any arm of the service for the duration of the war between Great Britain and Germany. aerodrome.com
  2. ^ Franks, Guest and Gregory 1997, p. 15.