He died on 15 July 1917 during conflict in WWII from Submarine attack in the East Mediterranean Sea.
Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915"
England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 10a; Page: 576 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8912 #49865000 (accessed 13 January 2023)
Austin Leo Shields birth registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1888 in Sunderland.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Austin by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Austin: