George Robert AUSTIN

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Service Number:	4252
Enlisted:	30 September 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Homebush, New South Wales, Australia, 7 December 1894
Home Town:	Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales
Schooling:	Wollongong Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Hairdreser
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 15 May 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

30 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Holsworthy, New South Wales
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4252, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4252, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
15 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4252, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4252 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-15
Date unknown:	Involvement 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal