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Arthur Neville Austen [4] continued.
2nd Lieutenant, Royal Artillery, September 16th 1914.
Lieutenant, June 9th 1915.
Captain, March 11th 1917.
Acting Major, June 13th 1917.
Died of wounds received while in command of a Battery during the retreat of the 5th Army, March 28th 1918.
From the London Gazette: (no citation)
Awarded the Military Cross, June 3rd 1918, for Distinguished Service in France and Flanders.
Arthur Neville Austen
Cassandra Eliza Austen. [2]
Born January 8th 1814, at Portsmouth.
Died unmarried, May 6th 1849.
Cassandra Eliza Austen
Herbert Grey Austen. [2]
Born November 8th 1815, at Chawton.
From O'Byrne's Naval Biographical Dictionary:
This officer entered the Royal Navy (from the Royal Naval College) on June 25th 1830, as a Volunteer on board the 'Talbot' of 28 guns – employed at the Cape of Good Hope.
He was appointed Mate, in 1834, of the 'Childers' of 16 guns, successively stationed in the Mediterranean and off the coast of Africa.
He passed his examination in steam in 1840.
After a period of service in the 'Excellent', gunnery ship at Portsmouth, and in the 'Medea' steam frigate – he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on November 23rd 1841.
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