| Regimental number | 206 |
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Printer and reporter |
| Address | Melbourne Road, Yea, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 36 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 172 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ada Mary Dinner, Melbourne Road, Yea, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Rifle Club |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Maribrynong, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Australian Remount Unit 1, Squadron 1 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 28/2/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A67 Orsova on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Warrant Officer (Class I) |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | AIF Canteens |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
| Place of burial | Ramleh War Cemetery (Row Z, Grave No. 6), Palestine. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 184 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on St Luke's Anglican Church Roll of Honor, Yea, Victoria. Parents: Peter and Sarah DINNER, husband of Ada M. DINNER, The Semicircle, Yea, Victoria. Native of Marong, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine. Transferred to A.I.F. Canteens, 20 March 1916; taken on strength of A.I.F. Canteens, Cairo, 21 March 1916. Promoted Corporal, 4 April 1916. Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 22 July 1916 (gastritis); discharged, 25 July 1916, and rejoined unit the same day. Promoted Sergeant, 3 August 1916. Promoted Warrant Officer Class I, 2 January 1917. Marched into Moascar Canteens, 18 January 1917. Admitted to No 14 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 20 March 1917 (debility); discharged, 30 March 1917, and rejoined unit the same day. Taken on strength of Isolation Camp, Moascar, 29 June 1917. Attached to Remount Unit, Moascar, for rations, 28 July 1917; struck off ration strength. Admitted to No 76 Casualty Clearing Station, 15 October 1918 (pneumonia, dangerously ill). Died, No 76 Casualty Clearing Station, 19 October 1918 (pneumonia). Buried by Chaplain G.E. Woodman, Ramleh Military Cemetery, 20 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, DINNER Edwin |