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AUSTIN, Douglas Carl
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX4692 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/13th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, 18 November 1909 |
| Home Town: | Tent Hill, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Brisbane, Queensland, Australia , 17 March 1975, aged 65 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12, Section 24 |
| Memorials: | Caloundra Shire of Landsborough WW2 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Nov 1939: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, QX4692 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted | |
| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, QX4692 | |
| 1 Jul 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, QX4692, 2nd/13th Field Company / Squadron RAE, El Alamein, he mentions in the same letter he was one of the first at el alamein and was there for a while | |
| 1 Jul 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, QX4692, 2nd/13th Field Company / Squadron RAE, El Alamein, he mentions in the same letter he was one of the first at el alamein and was there for a while | |
| 27 Dec 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, QX4692 | |
| 27 Dec 1944: | Discharged | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, QX4692, 2nd/13th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Syria - Operation Exporter | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, QX4692, 2nd/13th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Siege of Tobruk, he mentions in a letter he was at tobruk for 7 months | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, QX4692, 2nd/13th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Syria - Operation Exporter |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Christian Heslop
My great great uncle Carl Austin was a rat of Tobruk, was at El Alemain, and was hospitalised near London during the battle of Britain so he helped with that as well, he also served in the Syrian campaign
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