| Bob Edwards | |
 Edwards at the age of 105. | |
| Birth: | 15 February 1908 England |
| Death: | 7 August 2016 Warkworth, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Age: | 108 years, 174 days |
| Country: |  UK  NZL
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| Centenarian | |
Bob Edwards (15 February 1908 – 7 August 2016) was a British-New Zealand centenarian who was the oldest living man from New Zealand for the last 2 years of his life.
Biography
Edwards was born in England in 1908. His father was killed during The Battle of the Somme. Edwards moved to New Zealand when he was 19, and got a job on a farm.
Edwards married in 1930 and had three children. He eventually divorced and later married a woman named Lesley.
It was reported that Edwards was still driving at the age of 105.
Following the death of 106-year old Ian Chirnside on 21 September 2014, Edwards was the oldest living New Zealander man. He died on 7 August 2016 at the age of 108. Howard Buss succeeded him as the oldest living man in New Zealand.
References
- Bob Edwards (1908-2016) The 110 Club
- Vale: Bob Edwards - 1908 2016 Local Matters, 29 August 2016
| New Zealand's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Christopher Murray • Alexander Hughes • Maxwell Wallenstein • Wesley Firth • Frederick Fox • David Orange • Thomas Salmon • Allan Watkins • Edward Leigh • Arthur Bates • William Swensson • Charles Campbell • Hubert Harden • William Hayes • James Hill • Lawrence Blyth • Bright Williams • Cecil Hamilton • Ernest Ryland • Trevor Henry • Harold Clark • Dudley Sainsbury • Taiwung Yu Hoi • Harry Andrews • Ian Chirnside • Bob Edwards • Howard Buss • Ronald Hermanns • Bill Mitchell • Laurence Reynolds • Jack Coe • James Easton • Lloyd Geering |