AUSTIN, James
(Service number 5/640)
| First Rank | Driver | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Waihau Settlement, Hawkes Bay | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J. Auston (mother), C/- Mrs Gibson, 117 Church St, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 8th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Army Service Corps | ||
| Date | 13 November 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago 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 | 15 September 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Son of Mrs Jane Austin of 135 Wellesley St, Auckland. Born at Bald Hill Flat, Otago
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (August 2014)
External Links
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Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG
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