Edward Colquhoun Charlton VC (15 June 1920 - 21 April 1945) 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.. Charlton was a guardsman in the 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards, Guards Armoured Division, British Army during the Second World War. 2722614 Guardsman Edward Colquhoun CHARLTON, Irish Guards. CHARLTON, EDWARD COLQUHOUN, V.C., 2ARMD IG From THE LONDON GAZETTE of Tuesday, the 30th of April, 1946 “THURSDAY, 2 MAY, 1946. The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the posthumous award of the VICTORIA CROSS to: - No. Row: F. Grave: 13. EDWARD COLQUHOUN CHARLTON, VC. Edward Colquhoun Charlton VC (15 June 1920 - 21 April 1945) 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. In Germany on the morning of 21st April, 1945, Guardsman Charlton … Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Edward Colquhoun Charlton (15 Jun 1920–21 Apr 1945), Find a Grave Memorial no. Edward Colquhoun Charlton VC (15 June 1920 – 21 April 1945) 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.. Charlton was a guardsman in the 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards, Guards Armoured Division, British Army during the Date of birth: June 15th, 1920 (Rowlands Gill, Durham, Great Britain) Date of death: April 21st, 1945 (Elsdorf/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany) Buried on: Commonwealth War Cemetery Becklingen Plot: 7. Charlton was born on 15th June 1920 and had lived at 12 Basford Road, Old … Edward Colquhoun Charlton (1920-1945) was born on 15th June 1920 at 11 Cowan Terrace, Rowlands Gill, County Durham.

CHARLTON, Edward Colquhoun VC. 10521285, citing Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Heidekreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany ; … Charlton, Edward Colquhoun.

Guardsman Edward Charlton served from 1940 until his death in 1945 … War Office, 2nd May, 1946. The Charlton family actually lived in Winlaton and in 1911 Eddie’s father and grandparents are recorded living at 18 Hanover Square, Winlaton. Service number: 2722614 Nationality: British (1801-present, Kingdom) Biography. Drone_pilot; Apr 18, 2004; Tags edward colquhoun charlton vc victoria cross world war two; The very last Victoria Cross awarded to a soldier in the European theatre of World War II was to Edward Colquhoun Charlton of the Irish Guards for actions on the 21st April 1945.