| Edward William Maitland Garstin was the son of William Fitzroy Hamilton Garstin and Frances Dalzell Maitland. They were married on 31st January 1910.
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| Rev William F H Garstin was a chaplain at Calcutta Cathedral.
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| The 1910 Ulster Towns directory lists Rev W F H Garstin as the curate of All Saints' Church in Waterside in Londonderry.
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| Edward was born about 1911. He is not listed in the 1911 census, nor in GRONI births, so it must be presumed that he was not born in Northern Ireland.
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| Known family: Rev William Fitzroy Hamilton Garstin, Frances Dalzell Garstin (nee Maitland), Edward William Maitland Garstin (born about 1910), George Kenmore Garstin (born 12th September 1914). John Hamilton Garstin (born 7th February 1915, Waterside Urban), Richard Elleker Garstin (born 18th December 1917, Waterside Urban).
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| Rev William F H Garstin was a military chaplain in World War One.
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| Edward Garstin was the husband of Elsie Theodora Garstin.
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| By the time of World War Two Rev William F H Garstin was rector of Maghera.
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| Pilot Officer E W M Garstin was part of a three man crew flying a Blenheim (Serial No 6378), part of 82 Squadron. The aircraft failed to return from an operational flight over Soesterburg Aerodrome in Holland on 15 January 1942. All three were killed.
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| Pilot Officer Edward William Maitland Garstin was serving with the 82nd Squadron of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve when he was killed in action on 15th January 1942.
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| The other two crew were Pilot Officer R H Browne and Pilot Officer W H Scarlett.
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| From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 10th October 1942: (George Garstin - brother of Edward Garstin)
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| The M.B.E. has been awarded to Radio Officer George Garstin, of Maghera, for gallantry when his ship was twice torpedoed. He continued to send messages to the last, and in the boats showed great cheerfulness, tending the wounded with indomitable spirit. The gallant young officer is the son of Rev W F H Garstin, M.A., of Maghera, and grandson of Rev W H Garstin, former rector of Belfast.
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| From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 14th November 1942: (George Garstin - brother of Edward Garstin)
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| Radio Officer George Garstin, of Maghera, had conferred by him by the King the Order of O.B.E. for gallant conduct when his ship was torpedoed. Mr Garstin is a son of Rev W F H Garstin, Rector of Maghera, and grandson of Rev W H Garstin, a former rector of St Luke’s, Belfast.
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| From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 4th September 1943: (George Garstin - brother of Edward Garstin)
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| Radio Officer George Kenmuir Garstin, of Maghera, has been awarded Lloyd’s War Medal for bravery at sea. Radio Officer Garstin was a member of a thrice torpedoed shop of heroes who braved the hazards of the Arctic route to take supplies to Russia. Despite the order to abandon ship, he continued to send messages until he was satisfied they had been received. He also assisted in getting the crew away from the ship and tended the injured on his boat. This young man is a son of Rev W F H Garstin, M.A., rector of Maghera. He had already been awarded the M.B.E. for gallantry when his ship was torpedoed.
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| Pilot Officer Edward William Maitland Garstin has no known grave and is commemorated on Panel 69 of the Runnymede Memorial.
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| The CWGC record Pilot Officer Edward William Maitland Garstin as the son of the Rev William Fitzroy Garstin, M.A., and of Frances Dalzell Garstin (nee Maitland). He is also recorded as the husband of Elsie Theodora Garstin of Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
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| There is no evidence to suggest Pilot Officer Edward William Maitland Garstin ever lived in the Maghera area.
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