Private Edwards enlisted in Milton, served under
Captain Bastedo and had his memorial service at Grace Anglican
Church.
Private Edwards was in the 4th Infantry Battalion (1st
Division, 1st Infantry Brigade) and was reported wounded
(forearm and chest) on May 9, 1915. He was apparently extracted
and transported to England, where he died of pneumonia (due to
chest wound) on May 31, 1915 at East General Hospital,
Cambridge.
The medical records of Albert Edwards report his wounds as early as
April 25, 1915, thus surviving a month prior to succumbing to
pneumonia. His medical case sheet then states the wounds were
inflicted on April 23, 1915 at Ypres, Belgium. The bullet
which entered through his 2nd and 3rd ribs and lodged between his
stomach and diaphragm, was removed. At that time he was
relatively healthy, but the pneumonia took its toll.
On April 23, 1915 the 4th Bn was involved in the
Counter-Attack at the Battle of Ypres at Turco Farm the day
after the first "Gas Attack". See Sketch
7 and Map
1 of Nicholson and text on pages 67 to 70, Chapter
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