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Arthur Jefferson LANE

Regimental number2707
Place of birthKorong Vale Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressEast Camberwell, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Thomas Jefferson Lane, Horsham Railway Station, Victoria
Enlistment date22 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name60th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/77/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


Recommendation date: 30 September 1917

FateKilled in Action 25 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialAubigny British Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 5), Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
170
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents:Thomas and Bertha LANE, Maryborough Railway Station, Victoria. Native of Korong Vale
Medals

Croix de Guerre (Belgium)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185
Date: 27 November 1918

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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