Faces of Anzacs: Hedley Roy Austin
Name: Hedley Roy Austin
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
Born: Sydney, NSW
Enlisted: Tamworth, NSW
Posting on death: Corporal, 19th Battalion, 4th Reinforcements
Died: 05/03/1917 in France in the 2nd Battle of Bullecourt
Age: 24
Commemorated: Panel 87 Commemorative Area Aust. War Memorial Canberra/Villers Bretonneux Memorila France
More information: Corporal Austin's grave has never been found and the only effects returned to his father were a belt, a balaclava , and a handkerchief. In 1921 a silver watch was also returned bearing the inscription: “To Hedda Austin, from Tamworth Pals, 13.5.15”.
More from Community News
More from Community News
More from Community News