| Regimental number | 38140 |
| Place of birth | Australia |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Emily Helen Edwards, 101 Stout Street, Gisborne |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Navua on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot XI, Row B, Grave no 16), Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Sarah Edwards; Wife: Emily Edwards, 101 Stout Street, Gisborne |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 31 |