AISTON, George
| Service Number: | 18 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 November 1899 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles |
| Born: | Burnside South Australia, 11 October 1879 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | soldier |
| Died: | Cancer , Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 25 September 1943, aged 63 years |
| Cemetery: |
Broken Hill Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 18, 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1899: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private |
George 'Poddy' Aiston
BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE (PODDY) AISTON
George Aiston was born in 1879 at Burnside, South Australia, and joined the South Australian Military Forces in 1897. He served in the Boer War of South Africa in1899 and joined the South Australian Mounted Police in1901. As a Mounted Constable he worked in several country areas of South Australia and became interested in Aborigines when he was appointed Aboriginal Welfare Officer at Tarcoola. In those days, it was often the local policeman who was also the Protector of Aboriginals.
(from his book "Savage Life in Central Australia)
Submitted 28 January 2017 by Cheryl Hutchins
Biography
Aiston, George, born Burnside 11 October 1879, single. Permanent Artillery. After the war became famous for outback pioneering.
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