| John Edwards | |
| Birth Date: | 1896 |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Serviceyears: | 1915−1947 |
| Servicenumber: | 10842 |
| Rank: | Major-General |
| Branch: | British Army |
| Commands: | 148th Independent Brigade 45th Infantry Division |
| Unit: | Scots Guards |
| Battles: | First World War Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War |
| Awards: | Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Major-General John Keith Edwards (born 1896) was a senior British Army officer.
Edwards was commissioned into the Scots Guards, in 1915, during the First World War.[1] He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) in September 1917. The citation for his MC appeared in a later issue of The London Gazette, in January 1918, and reads as follows:
He went on to remain in the army during the interwar period and became an instructor at the Staff College, Quetta in India in 1936 and a staff officer in Palestine and Transjordan in 1939 during the Arab revolt there.[2]
In the Second World War he served as brigadier on the general staff at East Africa Command from 1940, commander of the 148th Independent Brigade in 1942 and General Officer Commanding 45th Infantry Division from 1943.[2] His last appointment was as Head of the SHAEF Mission to the Netherlands before retiring in 1947.[2]