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Lance Corporal George Bell Austin

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1887-03-16
Place of birth: Rutherford New Jersey U.S.A.
Next of kin: Mrs J.R. Llewlyn, Sister, 17 Belle Vue Mansions, Devonshire Road, Forest Hill, SE London, England.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Accountant
Occupation (normalized): Accountant, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1916-09-24
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Regina Trench Cemetery, IV. B. 23.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 425705
Rank detail
  1. Lance Corporal, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1915-11-28 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded in the Battle of Mount Sorrel 13th June 1916.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 234442
LAC ID: 17694
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0309-S045
Uploader's Notes:

Son of George and Maud Mary Austin, of Southampton, England.

99th Manitoba Rangers.

This man was listed as a Private with A Company of the 31st when wounded in June 1916.

Uploader's Research notes: Info from the war diary and attestation papers. This man is on the CWGC site. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 45th Battalion Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion A ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2009-08-27