| Regimental number | 8832 |
| Place of birth | Koomback, New South Wales |
| School | Public Schools, New South Wales |
| Other training | Banking - Accountant |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Bookkeeper |
| Address | Millfield, via Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Father, T Edwards, Millfield, via Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/90/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Division Artillery |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Place of burial | Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 17), Ypres, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Wynn Escott and Elizabeth Ann EDWARDS, Hill View, Woodville Road, Granville, New South Wales. Native of Krambach, New South Wales |