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Gordon Edward AUSTEN

Regimental number2128
Place of birthChambigne, Clarence River, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressChambigne, South Grafton, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinWife, Mrs Alice Austen, 37 Mein Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date28 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death22
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave 153), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
147
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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