{"id":2226,"date":"2021-04-26T00:58:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T10:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/?page_id=2226"},"modified":"2021-04-26T01:04:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T11:04:57","slug":"luke-austyn-edmund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/luke-austyn-edmund\/","title":{"rendered":"LUKE Austyn Edmund"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;766&#8243; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221; img_link=&#8221;https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][heading]LUKE Austyn Edmund[\/heading][vc_column_text]\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Service number VX97540 Australian Army<\/h5>\n<p>Austyn and June lived in Auburn, Heidelberg and eventually Kilsyth.<\/p>\n<p>They had three children Peter, Jenny and John Mason.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2227 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Luke-Austyn-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Luke-Austyn-01.jpg 450w, https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Luke-Austyn-01-300x147.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Government of Australia Gazette. Department of Civil Aviation. Victoria and Tasmania<\/p>\n<p>Austyn died on 21 May 1980 and is buried with his son John in the Ferntree Gully Cemetery.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Luke-Austyn-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"63\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Luke-Austyn-02.jpg 500w, https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Luke-Austyn-02-300x38.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">LUKE Austyn Edmund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Service Number<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">VX97540 Australian Army<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">Private<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Unit<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">115 HMH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Conflict<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">Second World War 1939-1945<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Date of enlistment<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">29 May 1945 at Royal Park Melbourne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Locality on Enlistment<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">East Kew Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Served<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">TBC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Date of discharge<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">13 January 1947<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Medals awarded<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">unknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Born<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">27 March 1927 Windsor Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Parents<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">Victor Mason Luke and Elizabeth Mason Merritt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; 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They had three children Peter, Jenny and John Mason. Government of Australia Gazette. Department of Civil Aviation. Victoria and Tasmania Austyn died on 21 May 1980 and is buried with his son John in the Ferntree Gully Cemetery. 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