▁with ▁that ▁career , ▁he ▁developed ▁political ▁asp ir ations ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁local ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁campaign ed . ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Edwards ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Sus sex ▁Regiment ▁and ▁by ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁Bomb ay ▁en ▁route ▁for ▁T ek rit , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁railway ▁track ▁between ▁there ▁and ▁Bag hd ad . ▁He ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁the ▁field , ▁and ▁achieved ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Captain . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁married ▁Ph yll is . ▁The ▁couple ▁opened ▁a ▁station er ' s ▁shop ▁and ▁printing ▁works ▁in ▁Bal ham , ▁and ▁Edwards ▁tried ▁to ▁launch ▁himself ▁into ▁a ▁political ▁career , ▁standing ▁for ▁parliament ary ▁and ▁council ▁seats ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁on ▁several ▁occasions , ▁but ▁with ▁no ▁success . ▁By ▁this ▁stage ▁he ▁also ▁had ▁four ▁children ▁to ▁support . ▁ ▁Spirit ual ▁he aling ▁ ▁Edwards ▁became ▁a ▁spiritual ▁he aler ▁when ▁he ▁attended ▁a ▁meeting ▁at ▁a ▁spiritual ist ▁church ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁was ▁told ▁by ▁the ▁medium s ▁present ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁he aling ▁powers . ▁His ▁early ▁attempts ▁at ▁spiritual ▁he aling ▁were ▁met ▁with ▁success , ▁and ▁gradually ▁his ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁he aler ▁spread ▁and ▁his ▁services ▁became ▁more ▁in ▁demand . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War