
| Regimental number | 1024 |
| Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
| Other Names | Roy Couston |
| School | Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | 4 Isabella Grove, Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, W P Edmunds, 4 Isabella Grove, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
| Unit name | 26th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of Meningitis |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death | 20 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 28), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 172 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter and Fannie Jane EDMUNDS, 4 Isabella Grove, Hawthorn, VIctoria. Native of Tasmania |