| Regimental number | 1547 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Bowning, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Railway employee |
| Address | 'Holbeach', Lochinvar, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Edwards, 'Holbeach', Lochinvar, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 30th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2560 Pte Francis Charles EDWARDS, 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, returned to Australia, 2 January 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, France Embarked from Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915. Contracted dysentery, Egypt; treated by Bn MO and temporarily recovered. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 23 June 1916. Admitted to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 5 November 1916 (dysentery). Transferred to England, 22 November 1916, and admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol. Transferred to Dysentery Convalescent Hospital, Barton-on-Sea, 15 December 1916. Discharged to furlough, 9 May 1917, to report to Depot, Wareham, 24 May 1917. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, 30 July 1917; admitted to Brigade Hospital, Perham Downs, 2 August 1917 (diarrhoea); to Military Hospital, Perham Downs, 13 August 1917; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 21 August 1917. Taken on strength, No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 16 September 1917. Commenced return to Australia on boad 'Port Lyttleton', 19 October 1917; arrived at No. 4 Australian General Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, 16 December 1917; discharged (medical unfitness: chronic dysentery), 13 March 1918. Granted pension of 30 shillings per fortnight from 14 March 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Name recorded on embarkation Roll as Thomas Paul EDWARDS. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 81 |
| Place of burial | Murrumburrah Cemetery, New South Wales |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
