1914-15 Star, Private Frederick Jeremiah Edwards, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)

Bronze four-pointed star surmounted by a crown, with two crossed swords beneath a scroll bearing the medal's year range, '1914-15', within a wreath of oak leaves bearing the royal cypher for King George V, 'G V'. The reverse is unadorned save for the recipient's number, rank, name and unit. The medal ribbon has red, white and blue watered and shadowed stripes.

Private Frederick Jeremiah Edwards (1894-1964) from Queenstown (now Cobh) in County Cork, won the Victoria Cross on 26 September 1916 for knocking out a German machine gun at Thiepval Ridge on the Somme with grenades. He was awarded his VC by King George V at Buckingham Palace on 5 February 1917.

Edwards was later promoted to corporal and after leaving the Army he was forced to sell his VC to make ends meet. He died in Surrey on 9 March 1964.

From a medal group awarded to Corporal F J Edwards VC, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).