| Regimental number | 22978 |
| Place of birth | Clifton Hill, Melbourne, Victoria |
| School | Scotch College, Victoria |
| Other training | Two years at Ballarat Agricultural College. |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Engine driver |
| Address | High Street, Northcote, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W Lodge, High Street, Northcote, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 45th Infantry; From the age of 10 with the Scotch College Cadets and then with the Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 8, Reinforcement 1 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Melbourne Cemetery (Portion IND, Plot I.A.), Victoria |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Roll of Honour, Peacock Hall, Ballarat High School, Victoria. Parents: William and Martha LODGE. Native of Clifton Hill, Victoria. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Victoria. |
| Family/military connections | Second cousin: Major Frederick Miller JOHNSON, 6th Field Ambulance, killed in action, 29 November 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 20 may 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 30 December 1916. Admitted to 7th Australian Field Ambulance, 15 September 1917 (phthisis); transferred to 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 16 September 1917; to Ambulance Train No 24, 17 September 1917, and admitted to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 18 September 1917 (phthisis); transferred to England, 22 September 1917 (tubercele of lung), and admitted to 4th London General Hospital, 23 September 1917; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 17 January 1918; to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 6 February 1918; to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 13 February 1918. Admitted to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 15 March 1918 (tuberculosis). Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Kanowna', 16 March 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 22 May 1918 (pulmonary tuberculosis); died, Military Sanitarium, Macleod, 15 June 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LODGE Lorenzo John |
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