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AUSTIN, Thomas Buchanan
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 801, WX2591, N389123, 321 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 December 1914, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | HQ Guard Battalion |
| Born: | Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 29 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | New Lambton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner / Platelayer / Carpenter |
| Died: | Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia, 16 March 1951, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Old Section Services AIF Wall Panel D - 048 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 801, 1st Field Company Engineers, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 12 Feb 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 801, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 12 Feb 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 801, 1st Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 3 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, WX2591, HQ Guard Battalion, Northam, WA | |
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| 12 Dec 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, WX2591, HQ Guard Battalion | |
| 27 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, N389123, Paddington, NSW | |
| 19 Nov 1947: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, N389123 |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 321, 1st Field Company Engineers |
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Next of Kin (Sister) Annie KANARD, 93 Bridges Street, New Lamton, via Newcastle, NSW
Husband of Doris Ada AUSTIN, 24 golden Grove Street, Redfern, Sydney, NSW
Sergeant Thomas Buchanan Austin, brother of Mrs. S. Kenard, of Black wall, has been awarded the DCM and also the Military Medal for conspicuous gallantry in France. He is attached to the Engineers, and has served in Gallipoli, Egypt and France. His brother, Private Robert Austin, also of the Engineers, is at present on duty at the front.
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