Husband of Ellen (Nellie) Austin, of 82, Eskrick Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly a gas fitter in the employ of the Bolton Corporation. Attached VI Corps, Heavy Artillery.
Austin, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Austin
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 28
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 26th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Unit: 565th Mechanical Transport Company.
- Service number: DM2/075531
- Regiment: Royal Army Service Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bury, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.M.; Croix-de-Guerre (Belgium)
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Sunken Road Cemetery, Boisleux-St. Marc, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: II. E. 8.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/10/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c/g*