Regimental number | 766 |
Place of birth | Drouin, Gippsland, Victoria |
School | Kew State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 64 Egglestone Street, Kew, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Grandparent, Alex Lang, 64 Egglestone Street, Kew, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 23), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 99 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander LAING and Isabella BROWN (his wife), 64 Eglinton Street, Kew, Victoria |