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Military service
Service number:
811891
Age:
28
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Division:
50th Bn.
Birth:
November 5, 1888
Enlistment:
Edmonton, Alberta
Death:
April 10, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
B. 19.
Additional information
Son of Arthur and Eiza Austin. Brother of Ellen Churchill, of Westcote Barton, Middle Barton, Oxon, England.
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Inscription
Inscription on grave marker. Photo courtesy of Mark Banning, England. -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Givenchy-en-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge, walking distance from the Canadian Memorial. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Givenchy-en-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery
The Givenchy-en-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery, located on Vimy Ridge. The cemetery is in a wooded area, walking distance from the Canadian Memorial. (J. Stephens)
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Private Joseph Austin
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Austin
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Austin
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 194 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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