Hi, William George RISTE did enlist in WW1
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-100....
His Next of Kin - was daughter Margaret RISTE
Service Records are available for a Small Fee - well worth the cost.

HOMESTEAD Records - are aailable from Provincial Archive where application was made

PT SEction:16 Township: 33 Meridian W3.
Reference: Volume: 353 Folio: 439
Microfilm reel number: C-6217
Names: William George Riste

Canadian Great War Project
http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetai...

Saskatchewan Vital Statistic Death: Perhaps family connected?
Registration Number: 744
Name: RISTE : WILLIAM
Sex: M
Death Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 1912 / 1 / 3
Place of Death:

Automated Genealogy Online:1906 Census: Sask
Humbolt Diest 13/ 09A Townsip 33-39 Page 6
30 81 Riste William G Head M S 21

Census Year: 1916
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1916/Pages/1916.aspx
Item Number: 250389
Surname: Riste: William George Age: 31
Province: Alberta
District Name: Edmonton West
Sub-District Description: Townships 81 to 88 inclusive, ranges 1 to 26 inclusive, west of the fifth meridian, including the village of Peace River Crossing

View digitized page of Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1916 for Image No.: 31228_4363980-00526
JPG (Image No.: 31228_4363980-00526)
PDF (Image No.: 31228_4363980-00526)
Shows:
William Beorge age 31
Ethel Robson Age 24
Margaret Ellen - age 7 4/12 born Sask
William Henry - age 4 5/12 born Sask.

From Alberta GenWeb Local History Book site
RISTE, Martin; Candlelight Years; Red Deer

Searching Find a Grave - finds Many RISTE surnames including
Pte Wm RISTE 71 Dcd Sept 22 1954
Burial Westlawn Memorial Cemeery Edmonton

OBITUARY may show names and locations of other family members at the time.

Family Search Org Online - 1911 Census England

Name: William George Riste
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1911
Gender:Male
Age:38
Birthplace:Derby, Derbyshire
Schedule Type:Household
Registration District:Devonport
Sub-District:Stoke
Parish:Devonport
County:Devonshire



Cheers, Stella