William F.S. Edwards
W.F.S. Edwards | |
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Brigadier General W.F.S. Edwards | |
| Nickname(s) | The "Mosquito" |
| Born | 27 July 1872 East Budleigh, Devon, England |
| Died | 9 January 1941 (aged 68) Exeter, Devon, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1897–1922 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Battles / wars | War of the Golden Stool Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order King's Police Medal Mentioned in Despatches Order of Saint Anna (Russia) Order of Aviz (Portugal) |
Brigadier-General William Frederick Savery Edwards, CB, CMG, DSO, KPM (27 July 1872 – 9 January 1941), commonly referred to as Brigadier-General W. F. S. Edwards, was a British military officer who was appointed by the British Colonial Administration as the first Inspector General of the Uganda Protectorate Police, which later became the Uganda Police, and the simultaneous overall commander of the then British East Africa Police. He was the first military member of the colonial British military appointed by the British Crown to lead the Uganda Police Force and the entire law enforcement machinery in British East Africa. When the Uganda Protectorate Police officially became the Uganda police, he was the first duly appointed Inspector General of the same.