Army Air Corps (Glider Pilot Regiment), formerly East Lancashire Regiment.

Operation Tonga, the airborne attack on the two bridges at Benouville on the Caen a la Mer Canal (what is now known as Pegusus Bridge) and Ranville on the River Orne, Normandy 5/6 June 1944.

Awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal in the Supplement to the London Gazette on the 17 October 1944.

"On the night of 5th/6th June, 1944, Staff Sergeant England flew a Hamilcar glider to France and, in spite of most difficult weather conditions and bad visibility, he succeeded in landing his glider safely in the correct area regardless of flak and ground opposition from the enemy. It was a most hazardous undertaking as the landing area was obstructed by poles and small pits and were it not for Staff Sergeant England's skill and coolness, his load, a vital 17 pounder, could not have been delivered intact at the right time and place."

Wounded during the landings or shortly afterwards.

Edgar England lived at 18, Gorple Street, Burnley, Lancashire.