Rejected for medical reasons in Australia, Edwards joined the army in England on 4 August 1915. In September 1916, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and was posted to 32 Squadron in May 1917. Flying the D.H.5, he scored five victories that year but experienced health problems shortly after he joined 92 Squadron in 1918.
Victories
Date
Time
Unit
Aircraft
Opponent
Location
1
25 Jul 1917
abt 0830
32
D.H.5 (A9374)
Albatros D.III (OOC)1
N of Polygon Wood
2
27 Jul 1917
0545
32
D.H.5 (A9372)
C (DES)2
N of Polygon Wood
3
10 Aug 1917
2025
32
D.H.5 (A9431)
Albatros C (CAP)3
E of Zillebeke Lake
4
17 Aug 1917
1025
32
D.H.5 (A9439)
Albatros C (DES)
Zonnebeke
5
03 Sep 1917
0350
32
D.H.5 (A9439)
Albatros C (DESF)4
Poelcapelle
1
Shared with Stephen Walter, 2Lt J Simpson (A9404), 2Lt William Raymond Fish (A9396)
2
Shared with Arthur Coningham, Lt GA Wells (A9374), Lt E Pownall (A9396)
3
Shared with Lt GA Wells (A9472)
4
Shared with Capt D Joy (B345), Lt WE Sandys (A9374), Lt WO Cornish (A9179)
