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Air Commodore Sir Hughie Idwal Edwards VC, KCMG, CB, DSO, OBE, DFC (1 August 1914 – 5 August 1982) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force, Governor of Western Australia, and an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces.

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rdfs:comment	Air Commodore Sir Hughie Idwal Edwards VC, KCMG, CB, DSO, OBE, DFC (1 August 1914 – 5 August 1982) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force, Governor of Western Australia, and an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces.
foaf:name	Edwards, Hughie Idwal Sir Hughie Idwal Edwards
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dc:description	AustralianVictoria Crossrecipient, senior officer in theRoyal Air ForceandGovernor of Western Australia
active years end date	1975-04-02(xsd:dateTime)
active years start date	1974-01-07(xsd:dateTime)
alias	Edwards, Air Commodore Sir Hughie Idwal
battle	European War Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre Siege of Malta World War II Battle of the Atlantic Suez Crisis South-East Asian Theatre
birth date	1914-08-01(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	Fremantle The Wildflower State; The Golden State
birth year	1914-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1982-08-05(xsd:dateTime)
death place	The First State; Cumberland
death year	1982-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
military branch	Australian Army Royal Air Force Royal Australian Air Force
military command	No. 105 Squadron RAF Binbrook RAF Habbaniya RAF Kuala Lumpur RAF Wattisham
military rank	dbpedia:Air_commodore
order in office	23rd Governor of Western Australia
service end year	1963-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
service start year	1933-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
successor	Kyle, Wallace Hart
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/HughieEdwards.jpg?width=300
is governor of	John Tonkin
is notable commander of	RAF Habbaniya No. 105 Squadron RAF
is successor of	Douglas Kendrew

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