Stearne Tighe Edwards Explained

Stearne Tighe Edwards
Birth Date:	13 February 1893
Birth Place:	Ontario, Canada
Allegiance:	United Kingdom
Branch:	Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force
Serviceyears:	1915–1918
Rank:	Captain
Unit:	No. 2 Squadron RNAS No. 6 Squadron RNAS No. 11 Squadron RNAS No. 9 Squadron RNAS/No. 209 Squadron RAF
Battles:	First World War
Awards:	Distinguished Service Cross & Bar

Stearne Tighe Edwards, (13 February 1893 – 22 November 1918) was a Canadian flying ace of the First World War, officially credited with 17 victories. He was seriously injured in a crash the day after Armistice Day, and died from his injuries 10 days later.^[1]

Awards

Distinguished Service Cross

Edwards' Distinguished Service Cross was awarded for a series of actions.

• Bringing down a two-seater Aviatik on 3 September 1917
• Driving "a two-seater enemy machine down out of control" on 21 September 1917
• An Albatross scout which crashed into the sea on 23 September 1917. And bringing down another on the same day.

Distinguished Service Cross – Bar

External links

• Web site: WWI Aces of Canada: Stearne Edwards. 2008-06-21 . www.theaerodrome.com.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home . theaerodrome.com.