George Harold Edwards

Rank: 
Gunner
Regimental number: 
324854
Unit at enlistment: 
14th Brigade C.F.A., 56th Battery
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
Yes
Wounded: 
Yes
Birth country: 
Canada
Birth county: 
Brant
Birth city: 
Onondaga, Ontario
Address at enlistment: 
Guelph, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
Onondaga, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Farmer
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
20

Letters and documents

BX August 21, 1918

Gunner George Harold Edwards, Onondaga, has been wounded. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwards received a cable yesterday bringing the news that their son was in the Australian General hospital at Rouen suffering from a gunshot wound in the back. Gunner Edwards enlisted in Guelph with the 56th Battery while he was a student at the Agricultural College. He was in his third year. He was with the 56th Battery when he fell and had been in France for over a year.