Regimental number | 7453 |
Place of birth | Brisbane Queensland |
School | Fort Street High School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Warehouseman |
Address | 17 Cook Road, Centennial Park, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, G E Edwards, 17 Cook Road, Centennial Park, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 24th Signal Company Army Engineers; Served in Citizen Forces as Sergeant in Engineers (Signalling Section). |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Bombardier |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 5, Battery 14 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/33/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Menin Road, Ypres Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Edgar and Clarissa Elizabeth WATTS. |