Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 28 Nov 2023
Three medals to bomb disposal expert Charles Woodroffe Ede, Royal Garrison Artillery and Home
Three medals to bomb disposal expert Charles Woodroffe Ede, Royal Garrison Artillery and Home Office: British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (2. LIEUT. C. W. EDE), Defence Medal, mounted for wearing, good very fine. [3]
(Each medal 36mm diameter)
Charles Woodroffe Ede served with the Royal Garrison Artillery during the Great War, he then joined the Home Office as an explosives and bomb disposal expert. He investigated numerous IRA bombings in London and elsewhere and was featured in many newspaper reports.