Edwin Gilbert Telfer

Role: Son of John Telfer and Caroline Amelia Masters — brother of Francis Charles Telfer
Born: 1887 — South Australia
Died: 17 July 1958 (aged 70–71) — Hawker, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Buried: Hawker Cemetery, plot 262G, Hawker, South Australia (interred 18 July 1958)
Parents: John Telfer (1847–1929) & Caroline Amelia Telfer (1842–1929) (née Masters)
Brother: Francis Charles Telfer (1875–1954)
Siblings: Ernest John, William James, Albert George, Walter William

Family

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Family Stories

Edwin Gilbert — known as Eddie in the family — was a son of John and Caroline Telfer. He appears in the family photo taken about 1911 at Angle Farm, standing behind his mother Caroline's chair. He married Ellen Need and together they raised four children: Gilbert Eustace, Eleanor Hope, Reginald Francis and Andrew Laurence. His son Bert served in Palestine during WWII. (From the Borders to the Bush, pp.122, 178)

Edwin died at Hawker, Flinders Ranges, on 17 July 1958, aged 70–71, and was interred at Hawker Cemetery the following day (plot 262G). His grave links him to parents John and Caroline Telfer; recorded children include Gilbert Eustace "Bert" Telfer (1913–1995) and Reginald Francis "Bill" Telfer (1919–2006), and his spouse Ellen Need Telfer (1882–1954).

Sources

• Find A Grave, database and images, memorial for Edwin Gilbert Telfer (1887–1958), Memorial ID 197275382 — confirms birth 1887, death 17 July 1958 at Hawker SA, burial Hawker Cemetery, parents John Telfer (1847–1929) & Caroline Amelia Masters Telfer (1842–1929), spouse Ellen Need Telfer, children Gilbert Eustace & Reginald Francis.
• Francis Charles Telfer profile: confirms John Telfer and Caroline Amelia Masters as parents, lists siblings
• From the Borders to the Bush (pp.122, 178): family stories, the 1911 Angle Farm photo, wife Ellen Need and their four children