John Mounsteven BRISTOW

1886 - 1954  (68 years)

• Name	John Mounsteven BRISTOW
  Birth	30 Sep 1886	Allansford, Victoria, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Nov 1954	Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia
  Burial	Aft 22 Nov 1954	Lakes Entrance Cemetery, Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia
  Person ID	I440	FHC006 - White Tree
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	John BRISTOW,   b. 17 Oct 1850, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia d. 9 Sep 1907, 'The Firs', Allansford, Victoria, Australia (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Margaret (Maggie) Miller STEEL,   b. 16 Feb 1855, At sea on board 'Athlete' d. 5 Jul 1936, Lismore, Victoria, Australia (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	27 Nov 1873	Allansford, Residence of Peter Miller, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F966	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Doris Alexandra (Billie) THORP,   b. 9 Aug 1906, Nelligan, New South Wales d. 21 Mar 1995, Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	29 Aug 1942	Presbyterian Manse, 317 Dorcas St, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  John was a returned soldier from World War I. He was a teacher at Monument Creek when he enlisted on 19th August 1914. He served in the MiddleEastand at Gallipoli, and then in France and Flanders. He disembarked back in Australia on 29th January 1919 as a Second Lieutenant. He was awardedaMilitary Cross for "conspicuous gallantry and devotion during attack." He was decorated by the King at Buckingham Palace on April 13, 1918.