Cenotaph : 36202

Cenotaph ID: 
36202
Rank Last Held: 
Lieutenant Colonel
Forenames: 
William Semmens
Surname: 
Austin
Serial Number: 
40597
Date of Birth: 
10 September 1871
Place of Birth: 
St Just, Cornwall, England
Enlistment Address: 
89 Cowper Street, Greymouth, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
School teacher
Embarkation Body: 
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Date: 
9/10/1915
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Suez, Egypt (17 November 1915)
Vessel: 
Maunganui
Page on Nominal Roll: 
25
Age at Death: 
60
Date of Death: 
31 August 1931
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Wellington, New Zealand
First Rank: 
Major
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Christina Austin (wife), 89 Cowper Street, Greymouth, New Zealand
Transport: 
HMNZT 30
Marital Status: 
Married
Last Unit Served: 
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion

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