Frederick Jeremiah Edwards VC (3 October 1894 – 9 March 1964) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

[1] He was 21 years old, and a private in the 12th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own), British Army during the First World War, and was awarded the VC for his deeds on 26 September 1916 in the Battle of Thiepval Ridge at Thiepval, France: part of the line was held up by machine-gun fire and all the officers had become casualties.

Private Edwards, grasping the situation and on his own initiative, dashed out towards the gun, which he knocked out with his bombs.

[2] He was later promoted to corporal and after leaving the British Army he was forced to sell his medal to make ends meet.

[3] His Victoria Cross was displayed at the National Army Museum, Chelsea, England.