Edgar Inkson Explained

Edgar Thomas Inkson
Honorific Suffix:VC DSO
Birth Date:1872 4, df=y
Birth Place:Nainital, British India
Death Place:Chichester, West Sussex, England
Placeofburial:Brookwood Cemetery
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1899–1917
Rank:Colonel
Unit:Royal Army Medical Corps
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Colonel Edgar Thomas Inkson (5 April 1872  - 19 February 1947) was 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.

Victoria Cross

Inkson was 27 years old, and a lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps, British Army, attached to The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place on 24 February 1900, at Hart's Hill, Colenso, South Africa for which he was awarded the VC:

He was promoted to captain while still serving in South Africa. Captain Inkson personally received the decoration by King Edward VII during an investiture at Buckingham Palace on 12 May 1902.[1]

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Army Medical Services Museum, Mytchett, England.

Inkson is buried in Brookwood Cemetery.

Later career

He later achieved the rank of colonel after serving in the First World War.

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Notes and References

  1. The King´s Levée and Investiture . 13 May 1902 . 11 . 36766.