Sergeant Fred Ede

Army Number : 12770

Battalion : 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Awards : Distinguished Conduct Medal.

Born and lived at Retford, Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Ede, of 59, Wharton Street, Retford, Nottinghamshire. He was a police constable, Stationed at Mansfield, Nottinghamshire,. Before enlisting at Nottingham. He served in Gallipoli in 1915 and was awarded the Distinguished conduct Medal, London gazette date 15th March 1916
‘For conspicuous gallantry at Suvla (Gallipoli peninsular)28th November 1915 he was with a covering party to men wiring, when he saw two Turkish snipers close in front He charged them at once, bayonetted one and brought in the other as a prisoner. The latter was fully armed and had is magazine charged.’ He later went to France and was killed in action 26th September 1916, age 31.in the attack at Ovillers.

Commemorated : Thiepval Memorial, France. Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.

He is also commemorated on the Retford War Memorial.