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Ted Edwards
Ted Edwards 1925-2022
Ted was born in 1925, grew up in Rhostyllen and at 97 years of age, when he received this award, he was the only associated veteran in Wrexham. An incredible gentleman, he served with the Green Howards and landed on Normandy beach in the second World War. During the war Ted was injured and went to work as a driver for the officers for the Royal Army Service Core.
After the war when Ted came out of the army, he finished his apprenticeship at Pentre Felin and qualified as a sheet metal worker and went to work for Rubery Owen for over 30 years. He was made redundant when they closed and went on to work for Cadburys in Chirk for 12 years and retired at 65 years of age.
Ted was chairman of the Normandy Veterans for 15 years. He has organised numerous events, St David’s Day dinners and Christmas meals. He organised a trip for the veterans to go back to Normandy for the 65th anniversary, he organised the insurance, lottery grants and all the veterans were reimbursed for the trip on their return. Ted didn’t go back to Normandy, even though he was awarded the “legion of honour award”, where he was presented with his red ribbon in Chester and would be treated like royalty if he returned to France. Ted liked to organise events, but didn’t want the glory.
Another event he organised every summer was a bus trip to York Minster, all the veterans would go wearing their uniforms of grey trousers, black blazer, white shirt and Normandy tie. Once there, they would all march around the Minister, then enter the building for a service.
Prior to the pandemic Ted would go into to town every week with one of his friends. However, since Ted broke his femur, he has relied on his friends visiting him.
Every week “the lads” as he fondly referred to them, visited him, his two 90 years old friends arrived, 11am, on the dot, and stayed for a couple of hours, putting the world to rights.
When the drummers of the Royal Welch Corps of Drums Association from the barracks re-banded together, Ted proudly took the 1st salute at the barracks.
He always laid a wreath on the Normandy stone at the memorial on the 6th of June and November every year, the last time he stood for an hour.
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