William Lewis AUSTIN

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Service Number:	2560
Enlisted:	26 July 1915, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Eaglehawk State School No. 210, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 November 1915
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row B, Grave 6 Also commemorated in the Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria, Australia, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor

26 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2560, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria
26 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2560, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
26 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2560, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
29 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2560, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Son of Job and Jane Austin of Brasier Street, Eaglehawk, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal