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Ernest Edward AUSTIN

Regimental number2149
Place of birthMeredith, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressBoolarra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinSister, Mrs Edith Peters, Boolarra, Victoria
Enlistment date15 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/9/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on 9 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2-5 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Plot XXVI, Row C, Grave 8), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
28
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Matilda AUSTIN. Native of Meredith, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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