From his Boer War attestation papers Edwin is described as 5ft 6 3/8" with a 32 1/2" chest (34" when fully expanded).
His complexion is fair, has blue eyes, brown hair and weighs 122lbs. Distinguishing features include a blue dot between thumb and fore finger on both right and left hands and a scar on his forehead above right eye brow He signed up for the 1st Btn Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He gives his next of kin as his mother Sarah Warlow of 3 Lambs Row, Swansea. He served 4 years 301 days and served in South Africa (Boer War) and also joined the 2nd Btn in Hong Kong when it finished. He qualified for the Queens South Africa Medal with the following clasps.
Cape Colony - 11th October 1899 - 31st May 1902.
Awarded to all troops who served in the Cape Colony at any time between the dates above and who received no bars for other actions in the Cape Colony nor the Natal clasp.
Orange Free State - 28th February 1900 - 31st May 1902.
Issued to all troops in the Orange River Colony at any time between the dates above who received no other bars for other actions in the Orange River Colony.
Transvaal - 24th May 1900 - 31st May 1902
Issued to all troops who served in the Transvaal between the dates above who received no other bars for service in the Transvaal.
Tugela Heights - 14th - 27th February 1900
Issued to all troops of the Natal Field Force employed in the operations north of a line East and West through Chieveley Station between the dates above.
Relief of Ladysmith 15th December 1899 - 28th February 1900
Granted to all troops in Natal, north of (and including) Estcourt between the dates above.
