| Regimental number | 2361 |
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
| School | State School |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Bootmaker |
| Address | 90 Lang Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 145 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, H J Edwards, 90 Lang Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 23.11 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugh Jones and Emma Louisa EDWARDS, 130 Langridge Street, Collingwood. Native of Bendigo, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 18 October 1915; taken on strength, 5th Bn, Lemnos, 3 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to, and taken on strength of, 57th Bn, 17 February 1916. Transferred to, and taken on strength of, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Statement, 3554 Pte C. COLE, 60th Bn, 3 January 1917: 'On the evening of the 19th July, 1916, I was in action at Blue Bay, Armentieres, and after the action I saw the body of No. 2361 Private H.H. Edwards, 60th Battalion, amonghst many others prepared for burial. I heard that the burial took place on the 20th July 1916. I knew Private Edwards intimately and recognized him.' Statement, Red Cross File No 991004, 2766 Pte G.I. SFORCINA, A Company, 58th Bn (patient, 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, England), 21 February 1919: Edwards' name was posted on Battn records as Missing. I wrote to Miss Ethel Dunston, Sackville St, Collingwood to this effect. I got a letter from a friend of Miss Dunston's stating Miss Dunston had a letter from Edwards himself stating he was a prisoner in Germany. No name of place was given.' Note on file: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, EDWARDS Hugh Henry
Red Cross File No 991004 |
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