Austin Faulkner

Austin Faulkner

Personal Information
Date of Birth	24 Apr 1889
Place of Birth	Walton on Thames, Surrey, England
Description
Occupation	Farmer
Religion	Methodist
Address	Kelmscott, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Wife , Mrs Gladys Faulkner
Military Information
Reg Number	W67620
Date of Enlistment	22 Mar 1942
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion
Post War Details
Fate	Remained in Australia

WW 1 Service

Austin enlisted for service as a 25 year old on 6 Oct 1914 with Regimental Number 194. Allocated to the 10th Light Horse Regiment, in Egypt he was admitted to the No 2 General Hospital on 26 Mar 1915. He later joined \his unit at Anzac Cove on 5 Aug 1915, but was soon in action, resulting in him receiving a Gun Shot Wound to his left thigh / pelvis - classified as severe on 15 Aug 1915 in the trenches on Russell's Top. He was evacuated and on 25 Aug 1915 and later transferred by HMHS Tagus to the 3rd London General Hospital at Wandsworth where he was admitted on 28 Sep 1915. On recovery he was sent home to Australia on HMAT A29 Suevic, arriving in Fremantle on 11 Mar 1916, and discharge followed on 12 Apr 1916. He was granted a pension of 30/- per fortnight from 20 Sep 1916. This was reduced to 20/- per fortnight from 14 Feb 1918

War Service

discharge date is unknown Daughter Dulcie May Faulkner served as a Corporal in the WRAAF during ww2.

Post War

Notes

Description is taken from his WW1 records. Daughter El

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