In Memory Of

EDWARDS, ARTHUR WEBB

Service Details
Age:
 26
Date of Birth:
 1891-09-09
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
Unit:
 41st Sqdn.
Unit 2:
 and General List
Regiment:
 Royal Flying Corps
Date of Death:
 1917-10-10
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 XI. D. 9.
Cemetery:
 VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT
Localitly:
 Pas de Calais
Country:
 France
Additional Information
Brother of Mrs. E. W. Parkes, of Klipfontein, P.O. Kendrew Station, South Africa. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. At St Andrew's from 1904-1909. Lieutenant in 20th Mounted Infantry in rebellion and in G.S.W.A. At conclusion of the campaign he went to England and joined the R F C. In October 1917 he went missing, and the enemy later reported the destruction of the machine and the death of the aviator. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918.