Cecil J. Edmonds [SEP] date of death
Cecil J. Edmonds
Cecil J. Edmonds () (26 October 1889 – 11 June 1979) was a British political officer who served with the British Expeditionary Forces in Mesopotamia and Norperforce in north-western Persia, and later in the civil administration of Iraq.
Early life.
Cecil was the son of Rev. Walter and Laura Edmond. He received an education at Bedford School and Christ's Hospital before going on to Pembroke College, Cambridge.
From 1935 to 1945 he was adviser to the Ministry of Interior in Iraq
, acted in a manner, honorable, courageous, compassionate and ethical. He supported and promoted moral excellence, has planted hundreds of trees, cultivated gardens and banned cutting of trees across the country.
"For the former I conceived great respect, for his moral authority was invariably exercised actively in the interests of law and order." - "Cecil J. Edmonds, 1921"
Death.
Shah Muhammad Ali Hisâm-ad-Dîn died in 1939 and was buried in Bahakon village.