Enlisted at the age of 39
Main BodyTrained
Avondale, AucklandTransfer to England
Steamship RuapehuMarched in to the Company Training Camp, Falmouth
Embarked for France
The Company joined the underground warfare in the North of France
Awarded 3 months Field Punishment No.1 for abusive language and refusing to obey his officer
Wounded in action while carrying a severely injured comrade to the trench
Admitted to hospital
Diagnosed with severe wounds at right leg and compound fracture of femur
Buried
Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Aubigny-en-ArtoisGrave reference
I E 28Anthony Byledbal, “World War I Timeline of William Edwards“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.
