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Brigadier general William Frederick Savery Edwards CB CMG DSO (1872–1941), commonly referred to as Brigadier-General W. F. S. Edwards, was a decorated British military officer who was appointed by the British Colonial Administration as the first Inspector General of the Uganda Protectorate Police, which later became the Uganda Police, and the simultaneous overall commander of the then British East Africa Police. When the Uganda Protectorate Police officially became the Uganda police, he was the first duly appointed Inspector General of the same.

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  • Brigadier general William Frederick Savery Edwards CB CMG DSO (1872–1941), commonly referred to as Brigadier-General W. F. S. Edwards, was a decorated British military officer who was appointed by the British Colonial Administration as the first Inspector General of the Uganda Protectorate Police, which later became the Uganda Police, and the simultaneous overall commander of the then British East Africa Police. He was the first military member of the colonial British military appointed by the British Crown to lead the Uganda Police Force and the entire law enforcement machinery in British East Africa. When the Uganda Protectorate Police officially became the Uganda police, he was the first duly appointed Inspector General of the same. (en)
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  • British Empire
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  • 1922-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1897-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1872-07-27 (xsd:date)
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  • William Frederick Savery Edwards (en)
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  • East Budleigh, Devon, U.K. (en)
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  • Brigadier General (en)
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  • 1941-01-09 (xsd:date)
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  • Exeter, Devon, U.K. (en)
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  • W. F. S. Edwards (en)
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  • The "Mosquito." (en)
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  • Brigadier general William Frederick Savery Edwards CB CMG DSO (1872–1941), commonly referred to as Brigadier-General W. F. S. Edwards, was a decorated British military officer who was appointed by the British Colonial Administration as the first Inspector General of the Uganda Protectorate Police, which later became the Uganda Police, and the simultaneous overall commander of the then British East Africa Police. When the Uganda Protectorate Police officially became the Uganda police, he was the first duly appointed Inspector General of the same. (en)
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  • William F.S. Edwards (en)
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  • W. F. S. Edwards (en)
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  • The "Mosquito." (en)
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