Edward was educated at Junior King's Canterbury School from 1896 to 1902, after which he went onto Marlborough College from September 1902 to July 1907, where he became a Prefect in his final year. From there Edward was granted a science scholarship to Keble College Oxford where he gained a 1st Class in natural science (physiology) in 1911. He then went onto King's College Hospital to study medicine, winning successively the Tanner prize in obstetrics and the Todd prize and medal for general proficiency. He gained the qualifications of M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., then after qualifying M.B. in 1913, he became resident physician at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Ealing, later returning to his own hospital as assistant house surgeon to Professor A Carless. On 10th August 1914, Edward took up a temporary commission with the R.A.M.C. at the rank of Lieutenant. He entered the war in France on the 19th August with No 1 General Hospital. On 27th September 1914 he was posted to serve with the 6th Field Ambulance, and remained with them until 22nd October, when he became attached to the 2nd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment as their medical officer. He was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in attending to the wounded under heavy shell fire, and was also mentioned in despatches on two occasions. He was promoted to temporary Captain on 10th August 1915. *During the night of the 26th/27th September 1915, a German counter attack had driven the 2nd Worcesters, who were in support of the 7th Division, from their position at the 'Quarries'. The plan on the 27th was for the 7th Division to retake the Quarries, then the 2nd Worcesters were to pass through them and take the German positions at Cite St Elie. For most of the day the battalion waited in drizzling rain before any orders were received. Eventually news came though that the 7th Division's attack had failed so the Worcesters were given the order to attack the Quarries themselves. At 1pm they filed into communication trenches at Vermelles but progress up the trench was hampered by the equipment they were carrying and by crowds of wounded men lying in the trench. By 4.45pm they had arrived behind the British front line trenches and deployed for their assault. With bayonets fixed they went over the top but came under heavy fire as soon as they reached the British front line, these were choked with dead and wounded from the earlier 7th Division's attack. Despite this, the men of the Worcesters piled into the trench and Colonel Lambton, Major Wainwright and Captain Carrington walked coolly up and down the parapet re-organising the troops for the assault. The attack began again, however, the advancing Worcesters were met by a hail of rifle and machine gun fire resulting in officers and men being cut down in rows. The survivors found a half-dug trench 200 yards from the German front line; they flung themselves down and fired volley upon volley towards the German line. The very few remaining officers were about to rally the men for a final bayonet charge but a Staff Officer called a halt to any further advance. The men held their position until nightfall and consolidated the new line during the night. The whole episode lost the battalion 13 officers including all four-company commanders, the Machine Gun Officer, the Medical Officer - Captain Carrington, and more than 300 other ranks.* Edward was killed in the early morning of the 27th, while succouring the wounded. His colonel wrote of him: "If any man ever gave his life for others it was he. He was one of the bravest men I ever saw." Edward was the youngest son of Sir John Worrell Carrington (Chief Justice of Hong Kong) and Lady Carrington of Avenue House, Western Elms Avenue, Reading Berkshire. [*Special thanks to John Hamblin] (Portrait photograph of Edward courtesy of his family)