Edwin William BRISTOW

Badge Number: S2580, Sub Branch: Prospect
S2580

BRISTOW, Edwin William

Service Numbers: 64, 8365
Enlisted: 14 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 6th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Bangalore, India, 1 January 1870
Home Town: Prospect, Prospect, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Furnace Assistant
Died: Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 1 July 1958, aged 88 years
Cemetery: AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
Section: KO, Road: 7A, Site No: 15
Memorials: Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Prospect St Cuthbert's Church Honour Board
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Trooper, 64, 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles

World War 1 Service

14 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 8365, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
14 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8365, Adelaide, South Australia
22 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Bombardier, 8365, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Nov 1915: Embarked Bombardier, 8365, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Melbourne
24 May 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 8365, 6th Field Artillery Brigade

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Biography

 Invalided to Australia due to Enteric Fever arrived September 1900. Enlisted AIF September 1915 served as a Bombardier 18th Field Artillery Battery 6th Field Artillery Brigade.