Edmund Fowler | |
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| Born | 1861 |
| Died | 26 March 1926 (aged 64-65) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Service years | 1877 - 1900 |
| Rank | Colour-Sergeant |
| Unit | 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) Royal Irish Regiment Cameronians |
| Conflicts | Anglo-Zulu War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross |
Edmund John FowlerVC (1861 – 26 March 1926) was anIrish recipient of theVictoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded toBritish andCommonwealth forces.
Born inCounty Waterford, he later achieved the rank ofColour-Sergeant. He died inColchester,Essex, on 26 March 1926.
He was around 18 years old, and aPrivate in the 2nd Battalion,90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers),British Army during theZulu War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 28 March 1879 at theBattle of Hlobane,South Africa, Private Fowler, with acaptain and alieutenant (Henry Lysons) dashed forward in advance of the party which had been ordered to dislodge the enemy from a commanding position in natural caves up the mountain. The path was so narrow that they had to advance in single file and the captain who arrived first at the mouth of the cave was instantly killed. The lieutenant and Private Fowler undismayed by the death of their leader, immediately sprang forward and cleared the enemy out of their stronghold.[1]
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Cameronians Regimental Museum in theHamilton Low Parks Museum inHamilton,Lanarkshire,Scotland.