Distinguished Old Framlinghamians
Framlingham is rooted in the county of Suffolk, but Framlinghamians have spanned the world from the age of Empire, through times of conflict and into the modern era, in pursuit of trade and adventure. There are those who have made their mark in business, sports, academics, as artists and writers, in agriculture, in the services, the media and in the world of entertainment. You can learn about them here, and you can nominate additions.
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Lt Colonel Charles Augustus Edwards (1873-1874)
He greatly distinguished himself during the last 5 years of his life by fighting operations against the slave traders in British Central... Read more
He greatly distinguished himself during the last 5 years of his life by fighting operations against the slave traders in British Central Africa. The warlike Yao tribesmen thought he had magical properties! At the age of 32 was the youngest Lt Colonel in the Indian Army. He died in 1897 of Blackwater Fever in Zomba, Malawi at the age of 33 and his brother officers erected the earliest memorial in the Chapel.
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