Regimental number | 2371 |
Place of birth | London, England |
School | Leyton School, London, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 14 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Hardy Road, Belmont, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Alfred Edwards, c/o J Morrison, Waterhall, Guildford, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 1 Beaumont-Hammel (Plot IX, Row A, Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 112 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Edith EDWARDS |
Family/military connections | Brother: H.A. Edwards, killed Deville Wood on 16th July, 1916 with the South Africans. |