Captain Edge is briefly mentioned in 'Biographies of Noted Lancastrians' on here, but I think he deserves a thread of his own.
A ship's captain sailing from Cape Verde to New York in 1942, his ship was torpedoed and he took to a small boat with 15 crew. His leadership got them to land safely after 35 days at sea. Read about it on
www.merchantnavyofficers/medonedge.html
No Accrington chap stands taller than Captain Edge