AUSTIN, Albert Henry
(Service number 6/1454)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Oamaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 70 North St, Timaru | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | A.W. Austin (father), 70 North St, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 3rd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 February 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28 March 1918 | Age | 22 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Grevillers (NZ) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Albert Austin was the son of A.W. and Jane Austin of 22 Rose St, Timaru. Born at Oamaru. Also served at Gallipoli.
Two of Albert's brother in-laws, Ernest Tronchet and Arthur Daniel Martin, also served in the war.
Sources
Cenotaph Sep 2013
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