Regimental number | 2149 |
Place of birth | Meredith, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Boolarra, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Edith Peters, Boolarra, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Buttes 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 |