BADGERY, Austin William
| Service Number: | 18832 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1915, Place of enlistment - Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Royal Flying Corps |
| Born: | Yass, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bombala, Bombala, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Superior Public School Stanmore NSW and either Sydney High School or Fort Street |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia, 4 May 1964, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Bombala Roll of Honour, Bombala War Memorial, Commercial Banking Company of Sydney WW1 Honour Roll, Yass & District WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 18832, 17th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
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| 19 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Transferred from 17th Infantry Battalion to 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column and rank changed to Gunner | |
| 1 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Transferred from 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column to 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 7th Field Artillery Battery, Transferred from 5th Field Artillery Brigade to 7th Field Artillery Brigade on 1st April 1916 | |
| 11 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 18832, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Embarked on HMAT Argyllshire (A8) form Sydney on 11th May 1916, disembarking at Devonport, England on 10th July 1916 | |
| 30 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 18832, 7th Field Artillery Battery, Proceeded to France from Southampton, England on 30th December 1916 | |
| 10 Dec 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 18832, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Slightly wounded in action, remained on duty. | |
| 10 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Royal Flying Corps, Transferred to Flying Corps Cadet School and then transferred to AIF Headquarters on 2nd December 1918 | |
| 22 May 1920: | Embarked AIF WW1, 18832, Embarked for return to Australia on SS Osterley on 22nd May 1920, disembarking Sydney on 7th July 1920 | |
| 5 Oct 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, 18832 |
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Father James Badgery.
Before the War
Austin William Badgery was born in Yass before his family later moved to Bombala. As a youth, he spent 3 years in the Senior Army Cadets, which provided him promising training for his later involvement in the war. After completing his schooling Austin became a bank clerk, a job he held until his enlistment.
After the War
Despite hi long service in the war, Austin remained relatively unscathed by his experiences. It is possible that his time as a cadet helped to better equip him to survive the war. It is not known whether Austin Austin returned to Australia after his completion at the Flying Corps Cadet School or if he remained based in England.
Austin married Helen Grace James in 1924 at Randwick, NSW. Austin passed away on 4th May 1964 at Strathfield, aged 67 years, and his wife passed away on 27th December 1993at Strathfield, aged 90 years.