Regimental number | 109 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Flinders St, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Fireman |
Address | Islington Street, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emily Lane, Alexander Street, Islington, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died at the 76th Field Ambulance, France. Had just been transferred from the Infantry to the machine guns when he was hit by a shell and died a few hours after. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Kandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 41), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Emily LANE, Alexander Street, Prospect, Adelaide, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother to Sgt A E Laneof the 4th Railway Unit and the late Corp W G Lane of the Tunnelling Corps who died from illness shortly after his return to Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |