Regimental number | 617 |
Place of birth | St Leonards, Tasmania |
School | State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | St Leonards, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, John Austin, St Leonards, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXI, Row B, Grave 11), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary Ann Esther AUSTIN; husband of Margaret DUPAS (formerly AUSTIN), Combienbar, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother Thomas Austin served. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |