W.F.S. Edwards | |
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 Brigadier General W.F.S. Edwards | |
| Birth name | William Frederick Savery Edwards |
| Nickname(s) | The "Mosquito." |
| Born | 27 July 1872 East Budleigh, Devon, U.K. |
| Died | 9 January 1941 (aged 68) Exeter, Devon, U.K. |
| Allegiance | British Empire |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1897–1922 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General (British) |
| Awards | CB CMG DSO OBE King's Police Medal Queen's South Africa Medal Africa General Service Medal Ashanti Medal British War Medal Victory Medal King George V Silver Jubilee Medal Coronation Medal Order of Saint Anna Order of Aviz British Red Cross Society Long Service Medal |
Brigadier general William Frederick Savery Edwards CB CMG DSO OBE (1872–1941), commonly referred to as Brigadier-General W. F. S. Edwards, was a decorated British military officer who was appointed by the British Colonial Administration as the first Inspector General of the Uganda Protectorate Police, which later became the Uganda Police, and the simultaneous overall commander of the then British East Africa Police.[1][2]
He was the first military member of the colonial British military appointed by the British Crown to lead the Uganda Police Force and the entire law enforcement machinery in British East Africa.[1][2]
When the Uganda Protectorate Police officially became the Uganda police, he was the first duly appointed Inspector General of the same.[1][2]