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  • Edward Lawson (VC)
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  • Edward Lawson VC (11 April 1873 – 2 July 1955) was an English 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. He was a Private in the 1st Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders, British Army during the Tirah Campaign when the following deed took place on 20 October 1897 on the Dargai Heights, for which he was awarded the VC: His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Birth Date
  • 1873-04-11
death place
  • Walker, Northumberland
Name
  • Edward Lawson
Birth Place
  • Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Awards
death date
  • 1955-07-02
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  • 200
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placeofburial
  • Heaton Cemetery, Newcastle upon Tyne
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  • Edward Lawson VC (11 April 1873 – 2 July 1955) was an English 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. He was a Private in the 1st Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders, British Army during the Tirah Campaign when the following deed took place on 20 October 1897 on the Dargai Heights, for which he was awarded the VC: His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen, Scotland. Sometime after The First World War, Edward Lawson lived with his family in Parson's Avenue, Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne