Early Life and Imprisonment
Edwards was born to a Latter Day Saint family in Birmingham, England. During the First World War Edwards, as a conscientious objector, refused to serve in the British military when conscripted. Having been denied recognition by his local Military Service Tribunal, he was arrested, brought before the Magistrates' Court and handed over to the army. At a court-martial in Worcester on 21 December 1916 he was sentenced to 112 days imprisonment with hard labour, which he served in Wormwood Scrubs. On release back to the army he was sentenced to a longer term, but was finally released in 1919 after having spent over two years in prison.
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