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Personal information about George Austin
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Burial Information
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George Austin |
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Age at death: |
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66 |
Date of burial: |
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15 December 1916 |
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Porchester Road,, Newbury. |
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1899 |
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295 |
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9554 |
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Official at burial: |
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A G P Baines. |
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Burial Register |
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Memorial Details
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George AUSTIN |
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22 December 1916 |
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66 |
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Male
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Stone Cross and 4 kerbstones |
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Rough grey granite |
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From top of cross: In Loving Memory of / George Austin/ At Rest Dec 11th.1917/ And of Mary his wife/ At Rest Dec. 21st. 1917/ Also their son/ Dick Austin/ Killed in action/ Oct. 12th, 1917 at Poelcapelle/ East facing kerbstone: Louise V. Austin, eldest daughter of above/ late of Umtali, died Dec.18th. 1922. East facing kerbstone: "Love is stronger than death."
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Inlaid letters,fair |
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P3 |
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Inscriptions for Dick Austin and Louise V Austin are memorials only. Both died outside of Newbury and are buried elsewhere, Dick Austin in a Copmmonwealth War Grave
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Note from Doug Larsen
Elizabeth, Sue and Jan discovered a mystery monument when they were doing some recording near footpath 2. The “real” monument was for the Frances Barnard and Ernest Gilbert Kimber family (Ref Mrs P. Ch3(B)).
That was all fairly standard. But they also found, leaning against the monument, a small bible shaped stone which had names from an Austin family, apparently no connection with the Kimbers. I took a note of the names on the book and compared them to other Austins in the cemetery. I’m convinced that they are some of the children of the George and Mary Austin family which are at P3 near the LH gate of the Lodge. This is a grave that we know pretty well because it is one of our War memorials that we place poppies on; Dick Austin being a service man who died at Poelcapelli in 1917.
George and Mary had a lot of children, if the names on the book are to be believed, many of whom died young.
The names on the book are Gwendolin, Thomas, Kathleen, Leslie, Mary all said to be children of George and Mary Austin. I believe they had no room on their monument so had to make this one to lay on top of the existing monument. Somehow it got separated and was found about 25m away in Area 2(A).
Out of interest I have prepared a table of their deaths and ages just to verify that my assumption is correct
George 11/12/16 Age 66
Mary 21/12/1917 Age 68
Dick 12/10/1917 Age ? Buried at Poelcapelli
Louise 18/12/1922 Age? Died in Umtali (Brian will know where this is!)
Gwendolin 18/11/1890 Age 2
Thomas 17/2/1892 Age 2
Kathleen 3/7/1894 Age 1
Eleanor Leslie M 29/2/1896 Age 17
Mary Ellen 10/10/1924 Age 77
I assume the last person, Mary Ellen, was a sister of George.
Unfortunately I couldn’t find the family in the census records of Ancestry which would have verified al lot of these things
So if you agree I suggest we move the “book” to its rightful place at P3. I was able to lift it but it really needs 2 people to carry it
Regards
Doug
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Obituaries and Newspaper announcements
| George Austin |
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| Article source: |
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Newbury Weekly News |
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14 December 1916 |
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© Newbury Weekly News |
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AUSTIN – Dec.11, at Wroughton, Porchester-road, Newbury, as a result of an accident, George Austin, oldest son of the late Matthew Austin, of Northbourne farm, Broad Hinton, Swindon, Wilts.
From NWN 14th December 1916
Mrs. P. p 161 – grave P 3
Buried 15th December 1916
Burial Register Book 1899, page 295, No. 9554.
“Staionery Traveller”
Father of Lt. G.F. Austin – killed in WW1
Some details of George's past are given on his son's webpage:
http://www.westberkshirewarmemorials.org.uk/texts/stories/WBP00999S.php"http://www.westberkshirewarmemorials.org.uk/texts/stories/WBP00999S.php
Also recorded on the gravestone is LOUISE V. AUSTIN, described as the “eldest daughter of the above, late of Untali*, died Dec. 18th 1922.”
She is not recorded in our burial register or the accounts book.
*Untali was in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe.
:the NWN Death announcement says his daughter Louise died on 15th December “whilst travelling from Buluwayo to Johannesburgh …”. |
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| Mary Austin |
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Newbury Weekly News |
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03/01/1018 |
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© Newbury Weekly News |
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MARY AUSTIN
AUSTIN – Dec.21, at Wroughton, Porchester-road, Newbury, Mary, widow of the late George Austin.
From NWN 3rd January, 1918
Mrs. P. p 161 – grave P 3
Buried 27th December, 1917
Burial Register Book 1917, page 011, No. 9684
Maiden name: Hutchins |
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