In Remembrance of
ALBERT GORDON LEE AUSTIN
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: P/SSX 21827
Date Joined Hood: Unknown
Biographical Information: Albert was known as "Bunny" to his friends. He was the son of Charles and Florence Austin, of Winchester. He was 20 years old at the time of his loss. We have no additional information.
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Memorial Information
Portsmouth Naval Memorial,
Panel 47, Column 1 (click to view panel)
Also memorialised at
Hood Chapel, Church of St John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire
Additional Photographs
Above: The "Winchester 5." Back Row (left - right)- Albert "Bunny" Austin and Harold Pink; Front Row (left - right): Geoff Mould, Alan Hadley and Den Finden. Of the five, only Den Finden survived...he was transferred off the ship before her fateful mission against Bismarck. It was Den who provided this photograph to us.
Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Mr Dennis Finden ("Winchester 5" photo, March 2001)
