Regimental number | 6456 |
Place of birth | Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Gant's Grand Hotel, George Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Catherine Ann Austin, Gant's Grand Hotel George Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Kiama, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Australian General Hospital |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Joseph and Elizabeth AUSTIN; Wife: Catherine Anne AUSTIN. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 7 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 21 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 February 1916; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 9 February 1917. Proceeded to unit, 11 February 1917; taken on strength of 13th Bn, 12 February 1917. Admitted to No 4 Australian Field Ambulance, 2 April 1917 (influenza); transferred to No 8 Australian Field Ambulance, 3 April 1917; to No 9 Casualty Clearing Station, 5 April 1917; to No 56 Casualty Clearing Station, 5 April 1917; discharged, 30 April 1917, and rejoined unit, 30 April 1917. Admitted to No 56 Casualty Clearing Station, 12 June 1917 (shell shock); transferred to No 32 General Hospital, Wimereux, 13 June 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 18 June 1917; to 3rd Army Rest Camp, 1 July 1917, and recommended for regimental fatigues for a period of 1 month; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 2 July 1917. Attached to No 1 Australian General Hospital for duty, Rouen, 15 October 1917. Classified Permanently Unfit, 25 October 1917 (disordered action of the heart). On leave, 19 February 1917; rejoined unit, 10 March 1918. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 21 November 1918. Proceeded to England for duty, 9 January 1919. Posted as absent without leave, 16 April 1919; returned, 17 April 1919. On leave, 16 May 1919; rejoined No 1 Australian General Hospital, 2 June 1919. Struck off the strength of No 1 Australian General Hospital, 6 June 1919, and marched into Australian Medical Corps Training Depot, Fovant, the same day. Commenced return to Australia, 8 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 4 September 1919; discharged Sydney (medically unfit), 16 May 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 44 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, AUSTIN Sydney Joseph |