LCpl Wayne Edwards RWF - 13th January 1993

Having served with Ed's at fallingbostel, attached to 1 Cheshire Regt, Ed's loss on that fatal day in BOSNIA 1993,was felt throughout the Cheshire's.He was well respected by all his peers, not a bad word was ever said about him.

Having seen Ed the day before his death & sharing a beer in VITEZ, sitting on top of my warrior & watching the on-going firefight in progress whilst having a laugh, wondering what everyone else was upto.

He is missed by everyone who knew & served with him. A great loss to the Bn & more importantly his family. NEVER FORGOTTEN.

Ed's RIP.

Now that British Troops are back in th Balkans , Let us rember Wayne (RWF) (1 Cheshires)
The 1st British Soldier that was a loss of life in the Balkans Campaign'
God Bles All
BTB

A fine soldier, rest in peace Wayne. John Riley

A fine soldier and a good friend. Rest in peace, Wayne

I first met wayne when i returned to 11plt it was in tern hill. and the first thing i noticed about him was his cheeky sens of humour. he was one of blokes you couldnt help liking a rare commodity these days . He often baby sat for me when we were in ballykinler and my lads thougt the world of him. many a night we would come back half cut to find the boys still up watching thomas tank engine and that it had been on for 4hrs how he didnt go nuts i dont know ?? . then it was off to tidworth when i saw him last it was unfortunut to be in the sun paper i seen his pic and and with out reading it fought you poser. then i read the head line soldier shot dead in bosnia. i was gob smacked a great lad killed with so much of his life ahead of him .my wife elayne burst in to tears when i went home for lunch because sean my eldest was saying wayns in the paper when can he look after us again and she just couldnt explain to them that he was dead.it was her first soldier friend of her husband to die on ops . then she smilled and said i hope thers no thomastank vids up there or he,ll haunt us so wayne if your lookin down mate im so sorry i left that bloody vid out god bless mate

I remember taking Waynes parents back to the spot where he was killed, it was a great honour for me to do so and a very sad occasion. I believe the visit was part paid for by the comedian Jim Davidson, who also visited the spot where Wayne was killed when he did a CSE show there. Remember there is also a Dove cote close to where Wayne used to live in Wrexham dedicated to him.

A great lad who liked a beer and would be seen at the same bar stool most nights in Berlin, if you go to his grave you will often see a can of beer put there by his mates.