Claim: Edgar McInnis wrote poetry in his spare time and won the Newdigate Prize in 1925 for his poem "Byron" also, he received Master of Arts degree in 1930 from Oxford University.
Evidence: Writing poetry in his spare time, he published the collections Poems Written at the Front (1918) and The Road to Arras (1920), and won the Newdigate Prize in 1925 for his poem "Byron". A Rhodes Scholar, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1926 and a Master of Arts degree in 1930 from Oxford University.