| Regimental number | 663 |
| Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | Elizabethtown, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, George Edwards, Elizabethtown, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 40th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block P, Plot VII, Row M, Grave No. 2B), Rouen, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3357 Pte Thomas John EDWARDS, 14th Bn, killed in action, 11 April 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |