He was awarded the Queen’s Medal (three clasps), the King’s Medal (two clasps) and, on 24th<\/sup> March 1901, he received a Distinguished Service Order Medal for the \u201cgallant leading of the advanced guard.\u201d At the end of the Boer War, Logan left the army to join the South African Constabulary, where he rose to Commandant of Middleburg, Transvall.<\/p>\n He returned to England in 1907, and lived with his wife at Christleton Bank, Cheshire. He re-joined the army, where he became commanding officer of the 3rd<\/sup> batt. Cheshires in Birkenhead. At the outbreak of war, he was soon put in command of the 5th<\/sup> Durham Light Infantry and sent to France \u2014 to the Battle of Loos \u2014 in September 1915.<\/p>\n Lieutenant Colonel Logan was killed in action on the 25th<\/sup> September, along with his younger brother. According to the Cheshire Observer<\/i>, attendance at the service in his honour was \u201cstriking testimony to the high esteem and warm regard in which he was held\u201d.<\/p>\n Throughout the rest of the war, his widow organised support for the Cheshire Regiment from the people of Christleton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Edward Logan was born in Valparaiso, Chile where his father worked as a copper merchant. He arrived at Westminster at the age of 15, and joined Grant’s House. He achieved fame within the school for his disastrous performance in the … Continue reading ![\"19150925_Logan,E\"](\"http:\/\/firstworldwar.westminster.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/19150925_LoganE.jpg\")
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