AUSTIN, William James
(Service number 68503)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 31 July 1887 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Jane AUSTIN (mother), 47 Rose Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 33rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company | ||
| Date | 31 December 1917 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 14 February 1942 | Age | 54 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
William James Austin was the son of Mrs Jane Austin of Timaru. He was born on 31 July 1887 at Dunedin. He married Margaret Kathleen Bryant in 1923 at St Mary's Church, Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [03 December 2016]
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