| Regimental number | 67 |
| Place of birth | Islington, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 8 Maitland Road, Islington, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Edward James Edgar, 8 Maitland Road, Islington, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | 2 years AMC |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Ambulance |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward James and Elizabeth Jane EDGAR |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1111 Lance Corporal Percy James EDGAR, 3rd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 4 December 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Disembarked Alexandria, 9 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 March 1916. Wounded in action, 5 May 1916 (multiple shrapnel wounds, face); admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 6 May 1916, and transferred same day to 8th Casualty Clearing Station, and then to Ambulance Train No 18, and admitted to Australian Hospital, Wimereux; trransferred to No 5 Convalescent Depot, Wimereux, 15 May 1916; to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 17 July 1917; to Rest Camp, 2 December 1916. Transferred to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 18 January 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 25 January 1917. Admitted to 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 1 July 1917 (old shrapnel wounds, face); transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 2 July 1917; to 5th Convalescent Depot, Cayeux, 24 July 1917; rejoined unit, in the field. On leave to United Kingdom, 29 December 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 18 January 1918. Detached for duty with 19th Bn; 5 February 1918; rejoined unit from detachment. 25 February 1918. Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, 4 May 1918 (influenza), and transferred to 61st Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 2, 6 May 1918, and admitted to 7th Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 7 May 1918; to 6th Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 4 June 1918; to 5th Convalescent Depot, Cayeux, 9 June 1918; to Base Depot, 10 August 1918; rejoined unit, 18 August 1918. Wounded in action (second occasion), 1 September 1918 (shrapnel wound, back and buttock); admitted to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 2 September 1918; transferred to England, 5 September 1918, and admitted to 4th Southern General Hospital, Plymouth, 6 September 1918; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 13 December 1918; discharged on furlough, 19 December 1918, to report to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 2 January 1919. Readmitted to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, from furlough, 12 January 1919 (bronchitis); discharged to Littlemoor Camp, Weymouth, 15 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT 'Euripides', 3 March 1919 (Nursing Staff); disembarked Sydney, 20 April 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 25 June 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Place of burial | Sandgate Cemetery, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, EDGAR Harold Stanley |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
