| Regimental number | 868 |
| Place of birth | Goulds Country, Tasmania |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 12 Batten Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Amelia Edwards, 12 Batten Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | 16 February 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 26th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 29 June 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Maching Gun Battalion (Details) |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 2 January 1919 |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Frank Erol |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1261 Sergeant Ernest Ellis EDWARDS, 10th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 23 October 1918. |