Regimental number | 1168 |
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | 25 Downie Street, Smedmore, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 116 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Edith Anne Lane, 25 Downie Street, Smedmore, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Newcastle, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 35th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/52/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | William and Maria LANE |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 1 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 November 1916. Found guilty, 31 December 1916, of (1) being in Armentieres without leave being lawfully granted; (2) failing to attend the 1400 hours parade: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks. Admitted to No 9 Australian Field Ambulance, 8 October 1917 (laryngitis); transferred to No 17 Casualty Clearing Station, 8 October 1917; to No 20 Ambulance Train, 8 October 1917; to No 22 General Hospital, Camiers, 9 October 1917; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 13 October 1917; to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 15 October 1917; to No 13 Convalescent Depot, Trouville, 16 October 1917; discharged, 2 December 1917; marched into 3rd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Rouelles, 3 December 1917. Proceeded to unit, 9 December 1917; rejoined 35th Bn, 13 December 1917. On leave to England, 15 January 1918; rejoined unit, 29 January 1918. Wounded in action, 24 April 1918; admitted to No 11 Australian Field Ambulance, 24 April 1918 (gassed); to No 20 Casualty Clearing Station, 24 April 1918; to No 26 General Hospital, Etaples, 26 April 1918; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, 30 April 1918; to No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, Le Havre, 9 May 1918; discharged and marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 8 June 1918. Proceeded to unit, 12 June 1918; rejoined 35th Bn, 13 June 1918. Wounded in action (2nd occasion), 22 August 1918; admitted to No 9 Australian Field Ambulance, 23 August 1918 (gunshot wound, neck); to No 53 Casualty Clearing Station, 23 August 1918; to No 12 General Hospital, 24 August 1918; to England, 26 August 1918; to No 1 London General Hospital, Camberwell, 27 August 1918; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 23 September 1918; discharged and marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 28 October 1918. Admitted to hospital, Weymouth, 11 November 1918; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 20 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 12 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 1 February 1919; discharged Sydney (medically unfit: gunshot wound, neck and left side), 27 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 47 |
Place of burial | Sandgate Cemetery, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LANE Arthur Charles |