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Herbert AUSTIN

Regimental number4058
Place of birthBrunswick, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlumber
Address39 Laura Street, Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation42
Next of kinWife, Mrs Frances Austin, 59 Albion Street, Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date10 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1916
Place of death or woundingMouquet Farm, Pozieres, France
Age at death42
Place of burialRegina Trench Cemetery (Plot VII, Row N, Grave 25), Grandcourt, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
93
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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