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1887 Nov 7. Born Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire. To Thomas Austin, Vicar, and Emily Janet. The vicar is baptising up to Jun 1907, so the family may have split up. A son of Thomas Austin, a clergyman, and Emily Janet Austin. He lived in Canada from 1907, returning to England in 1911.
1887 Dec 30. Baptised
St Thomas, Dixon Green, Farnworth, Lancashire, England
Geoffrey Ruthven Austin - Child of Thomas Austin & Emily Janet
Born: 8 Nov 1887
Abode: 19 Bolton Road
Occupation: Vicar of this Parish
Baptised by: T. Austin
Register: Baptisms 1887 - 1911, Page 9, Entry 67
Source: Microfilm of register at Manchester Library
1891 census at Bryndinarth, Merllin Terrace, Dwygyfylchi, Penmaenmawr, Conway
1901 census at Grammar Schools, Upper Brook Street, Oswestry Urban
1907 May 24. Travels 2nd class to New York on SS Teutonic. He is a "clerk". He lived in Canada at Fort Osbourne, Winnepeg
1910 Jul. Crosses border from Canda to US He is a farm labourer living in Canada
1911 Jan 25. 3rd Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment, Geoffrey Ruthven Austin, to be Second Lieutenant (on probation).
1911 census No 6 Regimental District Whittington Barracks, 2 Lieutenant 3rd South Staffordshire Regt
1911 Oct 10. On SS Pomeranian from UK to Canada. He is a returning Canadian who has lived for 4 years in Ingersoll, Vancouver for 4 years 1907-1911.
1911 Nov 7. 3rd Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment, The undermentioned Second Lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed in their rank:.— Geoffrey R. Austin
However soon after he left for Canada without resigning and considerably in debt, “a position brought about by my not having sufficient funds to carry on & also having been left in a hole by certain of my relations.” The Army tracked him down and allowed him to resign on a promise that he repay the money owed.
1912 Apr 10. 3rd Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment, Second Lieutenant Geoffrey R. Austin resigns his commission.
1913 Apr 1. He then enlisted in Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) on 1 April 1913 (No.2357). The regiment left for England soon after the war began and arrived in France on 4 May 1915.
1914 Attests to Canadian Expeditionary Force. His next of kin is Mrs Willoughby of Holmlea, Helmgold, Oswestry. He only owns up to 1year and 6 month in Lord Strathcona's Horse. The South Staffs Service seems to have been "forgotten"
1915 May 4. Lands in France
1917 Apr 17 After attending cavalry cadet school, Austin was commissioned and posted to the North Irish Horse, joining the 1st Regiment in the field. Austin saw much action in the last months of the war, leading cyclist patrols ahead of the advancing battalions of V Corps (see regimental diary).
1918 Oct 17. Promoted Lt
1919 Jun 9. N. Ir. Horse.—The undermentioned are seed, for duty with the Army Cyclist Corps: Lt. G. R. Austin. Made acting Captain and joined IV Corps Cyclist Battalion, part of the Army of Occupation at Rolsdorf.
1919 Jun 12. Army Cyclist Corps. Lt. G. R. Austin (N. Ir. Hse., Spec. Res.) to be actg. Capt. while comdg. a Co.
1919 Nov 6. Army Cyclist Corps. Lt. G. R. Austin (N. Ir. Hse., Spec. Res.) relinquishes the actg. rank of Capt. on ceasing to comd. a Co.He was demobilised on this date
1920 Apr 1. N. Ir. Horse.—Lt. G. R. Austin relinquishes his commn. and retains the rank of Lt
1920 Aug 3 Joined ADRIC with service no 87
1920 Nov 11. DI2 while employed with Ulster Specials. Newtownards Camp
1921 Jan 21 Married in Newry
1923 is in Ulster Special Constabulary.
1926 Jun 12. From UK to Canada on SS Melita. Born Farnworth. He travels alone, his profession is army/police. His intended destination is Lord Strathcona's Horse in Calgery. His wife Mrs P Austin lives at Kempley Rd, Hampshire
1940 Feb 9. Died Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Geoffrey Ruthvan Austin, aged 53, of 1139 Ninth Avenue East, died in hospital here yesterday. He was born at Bolton, Lancashire, England, and came to Calgary in 1929. He was employed as an engineer with the Burns & Co., and was a member of the Church of England. During the Great War he joined Lord Strathcona Horse (R.C.), at Valcartier camp in Quebec, and went overseas in 1914 as a sergeant. In 1917 he was commissioned as a lieutenant with the North Irish Horse. The Calgary Herald, Saturday, February 10, 1940, page 2
