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Errol Stanley AUSTIN

Regimental number1200
Place of birthInglewood, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCycle mechanic
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.5
Height5' 7.75"
Weight149 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Austin, Market Street, Inglewood, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 September 1914
Place of enlistmentInglewood, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 22 December 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2104
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateDischarged 30 July 1917
Discharge date30 July 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1110 Pte James Keith AUSTIN, 6th Bn, died of wounds, 9 May 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Wounded in action, 7 August 1915 (gun shot wound, right foot).

Admitted to Military Hospital, Rochester, 13 September 1915; discharged, 4 November 1915; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 53 days.

Admitted to hospital, 26 June 1916; discharged to duty, 12 October 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 107 days.

Discharged in England, 30 July 1919, taking up employment as an Australian munitions worker, being permanently unfit for General Service (gun shot wounds, left shoulder, right foot).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death6 September 1968
Age at death75
Place of burialNorthern Suburbs Memorial Garden and Crematorium, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, AUSTIN Errol Stanley

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