After the funeral he was going to and fro to Gallipoli on what appears to be roughly 4 months tours. By the end of the Gallipoli campaign the Royal Naval Division transferred from the authority of the Admiralty to the War Office. On the 20th April 1916 Austin was redesignated to 63rd (Royal Navy) Division in the 2nd Battalion RMLI 7th Platoon B Company.
Austin married Hilda Annie Renshaw at St Johns Church in Forton Barracks, Gosport on Saturday 16th October 1915. They were allowed one night together.
Her father Sam Renshaw an engineer in the pits was the inventor of the machine that pumped fresh air around the mines.
What has been ascertained is that after the wedding Austin went to Mudros part of the Gallipolli Campaign from January to May 1916