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AUSTIN, George Frederick
(Service number N/N)

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Birth

Date	25 November 1874	Place of Birth	Winchester, NZ

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Winchester
Occupation	Farm labourer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	J. AUSTIN (father), Winchester, South canterbruy
Religion	Presbyterian
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Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

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Post-war Occupations

Farmer

Death

Date	22 June 1948	Age	73 years
Place of Death	Temuka
Cause
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Memorial or Cemetery	Temuka Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 30, Plot 696
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

George Frederick Austin was fifth son of James and Mary (née Shanks) Austin, who emigrated to New Zealand from Northern Ireland after their marriage in 1863. He was drawn in the first military service ballot for No. 10 (South Canterbury) recruiting district in November 1916. George married Matilda Bartos in 1930.

Sources

Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [16 September 2019]; Timaru Herald, 25 November 1916 (Papers Past) [15 October 2015]

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Researched and Written by

Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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