B.J.N. Austin 1945

Every Name a Story

B.J.N. Austin 1945

Rank : Chief Officer

Bernard John Niel Austin

Every Name a Story

In Wallsend (Holy Cross) cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave of:

Chief Officer
B.J.N. Austin, M.N.
M.V. “Kyle Fisher”
13th September 1945.

The son of John Henry and Elsie Austin and the husband of Mary Florence Rankine Austin, of Whitley Bay.

In front of it is another headstone which reads:

In loving memory of
Our dear daughter
R.E. Austin
Died June 1st 1937
Aged 26 years.

Bernard John Neil Austin is remembered at Whitley Bay on W84.01 and in our List of Ships’ Crews.

First Name: Bernard John Niel

Last Name: Austin

Died: 13/09/1945

Age: 30

Rank: Chief Officer

Regiment: Merchant Navy

Unit/Ship: M.V. Kyle Fisher (Barrow)

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