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Thomas Alabiln LANE

Regimental number1224
Place of birthSpringsure, Queensland
SchoolSpringsure State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation hand
AddressSpringsure, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinSister, Miss Ethel Ruby Lane, Springsure PO, Springsure, Queensland
Enlistment date29 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied in France at Fiftythird casualty station.
FateDied of wounds 5 October 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 121), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Minnie LANE. Native of Springsure, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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