Edwin Hughes (12 December 1830 – 18 May 1927), nicknamed "Balaclava Ned", was a British Army soldier and the last survivor of the famous Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War of 1854–56.

On 25 October 1854 Hughes rode in the charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava, where his horse was killed under him, trapping his leg.

His discharge papers describe him as being 42 11/12ths years of age, 5 feet nine inches tall, of fresh complexion with sandy hair and hazel eyes.

The day after leaving the army Hughes enlisted in the Worcestershire Yeomanry (a mounted volunteer unit), staying as sergeant-instructor until 5 January 1886.

Hughes was a member of the Balaclava Commemoration Society, and attended the reunions for survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade in 1895, 1910, 1912 and 1913.

With the death of William Henry Pennington of the 11th Hussars in May 1923, Hughes was the last survivor of the Charge,[2][4] and in 1925 the various relief funds ran out.