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BOURNE, Austin Claude
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2070 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 March 1916, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Cessnock, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wheeler |
| Died: | Died of wounds - abdomen and back, France, 3 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Caestre War Cemetery Plot 1, Row B, Grave 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2070, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW | |
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| 3 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 2070, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 3 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 2070, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Sydney | |
| 3 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2070, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Serious shell wounds to the back and abdomen |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Margaret Ann Bourne of O'Biens Estate, Catherine Street, Cessnock, NSW, later of Hamilton, NSW. Father of Margaret Irene Bourne, Barbara May Bourne and Austin Claude Bourne
Austin did not make a will
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal