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King George V awarding the Victoria Cross to Private Wilfred Edwards, 1917. George V (1865-1936) presenting Edwards with his medal at an open-air investiture at Buckingham Palace. Edwards (1893-1972) served in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He won his VC for his actions at Langemarck, Belgium, during the Battle of Passchendaele. He was later promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant and re-enlisted in the KOYLI at the outbreak of the Second World War, reaching the rank of major.
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Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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1910s
1st World War
20th century
AWARD
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
BRAVERY
Britain
British
Ceremony
City of Westminster
concept
country
Courage
courageous
DECORATION
Edwards
England
English
FIRST WORLD WAR
George Frederick Ernest Albert
George V
HERO
Heroic
Heroism
Historica Graphica Collection
king
King George V
King of Great Britain
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
KOYLI
LOCATION
London
Male
Man
Medal
MEDALS
Men
Military personnel
MILITARY UNIFORM
MONARCH
Monochrome
People
Photograph
PRESENTING
PRINCE OF WALES
regiment
royal
Royalty
Soldier
soldiers
SOVEREIGN
TGN
VALOUR
VC
VICTORIA CROSS
War
WAR HERO
Wars
WARTIME
WESTMINSTER
WILFRED
WINDSOR
World War I
WORLD WAR ONE
WW1
WWI