Alexander Lionel AUSTIN

Alexander Lionel Austin Photo:
State Library of Queensland
Birthplace
Port Macquarie NSW
Resided
Toowoomba
Occupation
Farmer
Enlisted
21-October-1916
Place
Toowoomba
Age
33
Status
Single
Service No
3103A
Rank
Private
Unit
52nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcements
Embarked
23-December-1916
Place
Sydney
Active Service
Western Front
Highest rank
N/A
Honours and Awards
No
Fate
Returned to Australia
December 1918
Notes

Alexander Austin arrived in France in June 1917. Two months later he became ill and was treated at the 3rd London General Hospital, returning to France in December. In May 1918 he transferred to the 49th Battalion. He contracted influenza while on leave in England in November and returned to Australia.