| Place of Birth |
| St Just, Cornwall, England |
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| Occupation before Enlistment |
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| Next of Kin |
| Mrs Christina Austin (wife), 89 Cowper Street, Greymouth, New Zealand |
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| Enlistment Address |
| 89 Cowper Street, Greymouth, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation |
| 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Destination |
| Suez, Egypt (17 November 1915) |
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| Military Awards |
- Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- Volunteer Decoration (VD)
- 1914-1915 Star
- British War Medal (1914-1920)
- Victory Medal
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) twice
- Colonial Auxiliary Forces Decoration
- New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal
- Croix de Guerre (France)
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| Award Circumstances |
- DSO: London Gazette, 3 June 1916.
- Citation: "For distinguished service in the field [during the Senussi Campaign]."
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| Last Unit Served |
| New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion |
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| Biographical Notes |
- Officer commanding embarkation aboard HMNZT 30.
- Appointed Commanding Officer (CO) of NZRB, 1st Battalion, 1 March 1916.
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| Description of Image |
| Lt.-Col. W.S. Austin [author of the book] from facing page 65, New Zealand Rifle Brigade by Lt-Col. W.S. Austin, 1924 |
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| Further References |
| Haigh, J., and Polaschek, A. (compilers). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, The Authors. |
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| Sources Used |
| Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
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| Previous Military Experience |
- NZ Volunteers
- Territorial Forces
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