Son of the late Robert Austin and Sophia Catherine Austin. Husband of Mabel Austin. He embarked from Sydney for overseas aboard HMAT "Euripides" (A14).
Mentioned in Despatches - Promulgated in Supplement No. 29455 to the London Gazette dated 6th April 1916. He was killed in action, aged 42 years.
3rd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
The Queenslander - Saturday, 4 September 1915
"ROLL OF HONOUR
AUSTIN - Killed in action on August 6 to 8 at Dardanelles, Captain Colin Douglas Austin, 3rd Batt., 1st Infantry Brigade, N.S.W., eldest son of the late Robert Austin, C.E. and Sergeant at Arms, Legislative Assembly of Queensland and well known explorer of Western Australia and Mrs. Austin, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland."
Major Colin AUSTIN
Date of birth 7 December 1872
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland
Other Names AUSTIN, Colin Douglas
School Normal Public School, Brisbane, Queensland
Religion Church of England
Occupation Agriculturist
Address c/o J Bell and Co, 109 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 41.9
Height 5' 7.75"
Weight 150 lbs
Next of kin Wife, Mrs C Austin, c/o Mrs Austin, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military service Served in the Queensland Rifles (appointed Lieutenant, 25 September 1891); not serving in a military unit at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date 27 August 1914
Rank on enlistment Lieutenant Hon Captain
Unit name 3rd Battalion C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/20/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Major
Unit from Nominal Roll 3rd Battalion
Promotions
Captain
Promotion date: 1 May 1915
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)
Mention in Despatches
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916).
Fate Killed in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death 42
Age at death from cemetery records 42
Place of burial Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 35
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Sophia Catherine and the late Robert AUSTIN; Wife: Mabel AUSTIN, 'Braeside', Blackheath, New South Wales. Native of Brisbane
Family/military connections Brother-in-Law: Brevet Colonel Richard DOWSE DSO, 3rd Division Train, effective abroad (still overseas)
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915.
Promoted Captain, 1 May 1915.
Appointed Temporary Major, 4 August 1915.
Killed in action, 8 August 1915.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Sources NAA: B2455, AUSTIN Colin
Birth registration:
Colin Douglas Austin
Birth date:07/12/1870
Mother's name:Sophia Catherine Douglas
Father/parent's name:Robert Austin
Registration details:1871/B/12068
Mentioned in Despatches - Promulgated in Supplement No. 29455 to the London Gazette dated 6th April 1916. He was killed in action, aged 42 years.
3rd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
The Queenslander - Saturday, 4 September 1915
"ROLL OF HONOUR
AUSTIN - Killed in action on August 6 to 8 at Dardanelles, Captain Colin Douglas Austin, 3rd Batt., 1st Infantry Brigade, N.S.W., eldest son of the late Robert Austin, C.E. and Sergeant at Arms, Legislative Assembly of Queensland and well known explorer of Western Australia and Mrs. Austin, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland."
Major Colin AUSTIN
Date of birth 7 December 1872
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland
Other Names AUSTIN, Colin Douglas
School Normal Public School, Brisbane, Queensland
Religion Church of England
Occupation Agriculturist
Address c/o J Bell and Co, 109 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 41.9
Height 5' 7.75"
Weight 150 lbs
Next of kin Wife, Mrs C Austin, c/o Mrs Austin, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military service Served in the Queensland Rifles (appointed Lieutenant, 25 September 1891); not serving in a military unit at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date 27 August 1914
Rank on enlistment Lieutenant Hon Captain
Unit name 3rd Battalion C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/20/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Major
Unit from Nominal Roll 3rd Battalion
Promotions
Captain
Promotion date: 1 May 1915
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)
Mention in Despatches
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916).
Fate Killed in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death 42
Age at death from cemetery records 42
Place of burial Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 35
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Sophia Catherine and the late Robert AUSTIN; Wife: Mabel AUSTIN, 'Braeside', Blackheath, New South Wales. Native of Brisbane
Family/military connections Brother-in-Law: Brevet Colonel Richard DOWSE DSO, 3rd Division Train, effective abroad (still overseas)
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915.
Promoted Captain, 1 May 1915.
Appointed Temporary Major, 4 August 1915.
Killed in action, 8 August 1915.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Sources NAA: B2455, AUSTIN Colin
Birth registration:
Colin Douglas Austin
Birth date:07/12/1870
Mother's name:Sophia Catherine Douglas
Father/parent's name:Robert Austin
Registration details:1871/B/12068
Son of the late Robert Austin and Sophia Catherine Austin. Husband of Mabel Austin. He embarked from Sydney for overseas aboard HMAT "Euripides" (A14).
Mentioned in Despatches - Promulgated in Supplement No. 29455 to the London Gazette dated 6th April 1916. He was killed in action, aged 42 years.
3rd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
The Queenslander - Saturday, 4 September 1915
"ROLL OF HONOUR
AUSTIN - Killed in action on August 6 to 8 at Dardanelles, Captain Colin Douglas Austin, 3rd Batt., 1st Infantry Brigade, N.S.W., eldest son of the late Robert Austin, C.E. and Sergeant at Arms, Legislative Assembly of Queensland and well known explorer of Western Australia and Mrs. Austin, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland."
Major Colin AUSTIN
Date of birth 7 December 1872
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland
Other Names AUSTIN, Colin Douglas
School Normal Public School, Brisbane, Queensland
Religion Church of England
Occupation Agriculturist
Address c/o J Bell and Co, 109 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 41.9
Height 5' 7.75"
Weight 150 lbs
Next of kin Wife, Mrs C Austin, c/o Mrs Austin, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military service Served in the Queensland Rifles (appointed Lieutenant, 25 September 1891); not serving in a military unit at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date 27 August 1914
Rank on enlistment Lieutenant Hon Captain
Unit name 3rd Battalion C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/20/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Major
Unit from Nominal Roll 3rd Battalion
Promotions
Captain
Promotion date: 1 May 1915
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)
Mention in Despatches
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916).
Fate Killed in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death 42
Age at death from cemetery records 42
Place of burial Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 35
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Sophia Catherine and the late Robert AUSTIN; Wife: Mabel AUSTIN, 'Braeside', Blackheath, New South Wales. Native of Brisbane
Family/military connections Brother-in-Law: Brevet Colonel Richard DOWSE DSO, 3rd Division Train, effective abroad (still overseas)
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915.
Promoted Captain, 1 May 1915.
Appointed Temporary Major, 4 August 1915.
Killed in action, 8 August 1915.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Sources NAA: B2455, AUSTIN Colin
Birth registration:
Colin Douglas Austin
Birth date:07/12/1870
Mother's name:Sophia Catherine Douglas
Father/parent's name:Robert Austin
Registration details:1871/B/12068
Mentioned in Despatches - Promulgated in Supplement No. 29455 to the London Gazette dated 6th April 1916. He was killed in action, aged 42 years.
3rd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
The Queenslander - Saturday, 4 September 1915
"ROLL OF HONOUR
AUSTIN - Killed in action on August 6 to 8 at Dardanelles, Captain Colin Douglas Austin, 3rd Batt., 1st Infantry Brigade, N.S.W., eldest son of the late Robert Austin, C.E. and Sergeant at Arms, Legislative Assembly of Queensland and well known explorer of Western Australia and Mrs. Austin, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland."
Major Colin AUSTIN
Date of birth 7 December 1872
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland
Other Names AUSTIN, Colin Douglas
School Normal Public School, Brisbane, Queensland
Religion Church of England
Occupation Agriculturist
Address c/o J Bell and Co, 109 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 41.9
Height 5' 7.75"
Weight 150 lbs
Next of kin Wife, Mrs C Austin, c/o Mrs Austin, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military service Served in the Queensland Rifles (appointed Lieutenant, 25 September 1891); not serving in a military unit at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date 27 August 1914
Rank on enlistment Lieutenant Hon Captain
Unit name 3rd Battalion C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/20/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Major
Unit from Nominal Roll 3rd Battalion
Promotions
Captain
Promotion date: 1 May 1915
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)
Mention in Despatches
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916).
Fate Killed in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death 42
Age at death from cemetery records 42
Place of burial Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 35
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Sophia Catherine and the late Robert AUSTIN; Wife: Mabel AUSTIN, 'Braeside', Blackheath, New South Wales. Native of Brisbane
Family/military connections Brother-in-Law: Brevet Colonel Richard DOWSE DSO, 3rd Division Train, effective abroad (still overseas)
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915.
Promoted Captain, 1 May 1915.
Appointed Temporary Major, 4 August 1915.
Killed in action, 8 August 1915.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Sources NAA: B2455, AUSTIN Colin
Birth registration:
Colin Douglas Austin
Birth date:07/12/1870
Mother's name:Sophia Catherine Douglas
Father/parent's name:Robert Austin
Registration details:1871/B/12068
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