Regimental number | 5043 |
Place of birth | Darby's Falls, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Storekeeper |
Address | Darby's Falls via Cowra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, W Lane, Bennett Springs via Cowra, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal 'Work at Le Touquet on 8th/9th May 1917.' Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row E, Grave No. 7), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 122 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Sarah LANE, Bennett's Springs, Cowra, New South Wales |
Medals |
Military Medal 'At LE TOUQUET on the night of 8th/9th May, 1917, Private A.F. LANE was one of the bombing squad on the left of "D" Gap. At 1 a.m. an enemy silent raid entered "D" Gap and was moving towards our support line when they were fired on by rifle and a Lewis gun, and commenced to withdraw. As soon as the enemy began to move back, and without waiting for orders from his Officer, Private LANE dashed out of his bombing bay along the Gap in order to cut off the party. He was stopped by the wire in the gap after going about fifteen yards, but proceeded to bomb from there, and had thrown more than a dozen bombs, when joined by the remainder of the squad. There is no doubt that he inflicted casualties on the enemy, and the prisoner taken had his arm shattered by a bomb. He later accompanied his Officer, 2nd Lieutenant McLEAN, on his two patrols into No Man's Land. This patrolling was particularly difficult as the moon was full, and the trenches at this place were hardly 75 yards apart, and was under fire of an enemy machine gun. Private LANE set a splendid example of dash and initiative to his bombing squad and throughout conducted himself in a most courageous manner.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |