AUSTIN, Maurice Tyrell
(Service number 14048)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 5 April 1894 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Ormsby Street, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Tailor | ||
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| Next of Kin | John Tyrell AUSTIN (father), Temuka, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 5th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 June 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | 4 Battalion, NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 August 1975 | Age | 81 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Maurice Tyrell Austin, born on 5 April 1894 at Temuka, was the son of John Tyrell and Agnes (née Pawson) Austin. He was educated at Temuka School. M. T. Austin, 14048, returned to New Zealand per the “Arawa” (Draft No. 244), reaching Lyttelton about 12 May 1919. Maurice Austin, a tailor, married tailoress Winifred Louisa Harris on 10 August 1926 at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Temuka.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [31 May 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [31 May 2020]; New Zealand Times, 29 April 1919 (Papers Past) [26 May 2020]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch) [02 June 2020]; Temuka Anglican Marriage record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [02 June 2020]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [02 June 2020]
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