Percy John Edwards (SN 5078) was born in Ballarat and was a 28 year old painter when he enlisted on January 25th 1916 . Assigned to the 8th Battalion his unit embarked from Melbourne aboard the Suffolk on April 1st 1916. He reached France in late July and a month later, on August 18th, he was wounded in action, sustaining a gunshot wound to the head. He was hospitalised in France but was able to rejoin his battalion. Through 1917 he had some minor illnesses, but on August 24th 1918 he was again wounded in action. He was gassed and was evacuated to the hospital in England where he saw out the remaining months of the war. He returned home on the Ceramic and disembarked at Melbourne on March 23rd 1919 and was discharged May 7th.

His brother Allen was killed in action on September 25th 1917 and is also honoured with a tree in the Avenue.