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NameCpl Sir John Henry Priestley Churchill Edwards Bart [62, 107th edn of 2003, Edwards article, vol I, pp. 1275-6]
Birth7 Jul 1889, Iver, Bucks
Death13 Nov 1942, (On active service)
BurialMI at Brisbane General Cemetery, Australia
General1st s. 3rd bt. d.unm. In Australian HQ in WW2.
MotherLaura Selina Clark (~1855-1919)
Notes for Cpl Sir John Henry Priestley Churchill Edwards Bart
There are many John Henry Edwards births but this looks very much like his:

Surname First name(s) District Vol  Page
Births Sep 1889   (>99%)
Edwards John Henry P C Eton 3a 630

The 1891 census corroborates this by recording that he was born in Iver.  His age was transcribed as 8, but the enumerator’s form does not show this, has the age blocked out by a X and might even be a mere 1.
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In the London Gazette of 31 December 1920, p. 12795, there is this notice:

In the High Court of Justice.—In Bankruptcy.
In the Matter of a Bankruptcy Notice, issued on the
15th day of December, 1920.
To Sir JOHN HENRY EDWARDS, of 100, Victoriastreet,
Westminster, in the county of London.
TAKE notice, that a bankruptcy notice has bee.i
issued against you in this Court at the instance
of E. Gilmouv and E. R. Fey (a partnership firm),
of 102, New Bond-street, in the county of London,
registered Moneylenders, and the Court has ordered
that the publication of this notice in the London
Gazette and in the Daily Telegraph newspaper shall
be deemed to be service of the bankruptcy notice upon
you. The bankruptcy notice can be inspected by you
on application at this Court.—Dated 29th day of
December. 1920.
HERBERT J. HOPE, Registrar.
DAVIS and TAYLOR, 11. Lincoln's Inn-fields,
064 W.C., Solicitors for the Judgment Creditors.

And in the London Gazette of 25 January 1921, p. 738, there is this follow-up:

In the High Court of Justice.—In Bankruptcy.
In the Matter of a Bankruptcy Petition filed the
llth day of January, 1921.
To Sir JOHN HENRY EDWARDS, late of 100,
Victoria-street, and late of Vernon Court Hotel,
Buckingham Palace-road, both in Westminster, in
the county of London, but whose present residence
or place of business the petitioning creditors are
unable to ascertain.
TAKE notice, that a bankruptcy petition has been
presented against you to this Court by E. Gilmour
and E. R. Fey (a partnership firm), of 102,
New Bond-street, in the county of London, registered
Moneylenders, and the Court has ordered that the
sending of a sealed copy of the petition, together
with a sealed copy of the order for substituted service,
by registered post addressed to you c/o Messrs.
Walker and Rowe, 14, Union-court, Old Broad-street,
E.C., and the publication of this notice in the London
Gazette and in the Daily Telegraph newspaper, shall
be deemed to be service of the petition upon you;
and further take notice, that the said petition will
be heard at this Court on the 15th day of February,
1921, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, on which day you
are required to appear, and if you do not appear the
Court may make a receiving order against you in
your absence. The petition can be inspected by you
on application at this Court.—Dated 19th day of
Januarv, 1921.
PAUL M. FRANCKE, Registrar.
DAVIS and TAYLOR, 11, Lincoln's Inn-fields,
175 W.C., Solicitors for the Petitioning Creditors.
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His death in Burke is very cryptic: : “Sir John Henry Priestley Churchill Edwards, 3rd Bt; b 7 July 1889; T/Lt 4th Bn Rifle Bde, Lt 23rd Bn London Regt TF, served WW II with Australian Forces; das unm 13 Nov 1942”.

Then this entry is to be found on the Commonwealth War Graves site:

  In Memory of
  Corporal JOHN HENRY EDWARDS

  Q119901, A.C.M.F. 8 D.R.O., Australian Headquarters
  who died age 53
  on 13 November 1942

  Remembered with honour
  BRISBANE GENERAL CEMETERY

This has to be him: the age and death date are the same as the Burke information.
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Mon Inscripts notes for Cpl Sir John Henry Priestley Churchill Edwards Bart
From the CWGC site:

EDWARDS, JOHN HENRY

Rank: Corporal
Service No: Q119901
Date of Death: 13/11/1942
Age: 53
Regiment/Service: Australian Headquarters
A.C.M.F. 8 D.R.O.

Grave Reference: R.S. Plot. Portion 10. Sec. 64. Allotment 23.

Cemetery: BRISBANE GENERAL (TOOWONG) CEMETERY
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