Edwards was educated at Christ's Hospital, a notable public school with a royal charter, located to the south of Horsham in West Sussex.
[4][5] Per the words contained in the official (Kenya) Gazette, his appointment orders extended to the Uganda Protectorate "Prisons" system.
[6] Considered an "indefatigable worker, a stickler for efficiency [and] a stern disciplinarian," Edwards was a leader who represented and protected the strategic interests of the then British Empire in colonial East Africa.
[1] Military leadership over civilian police forces in colonial territory was typical under British rule.
[7] Edwards commanded Port Amelia Force (PAMFORCE) that opposed German incursions into Portuguese East Africa (current Mozambique).