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LANGE, Ludwig Waldemar
| Service Number: | 5053 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 August 1917, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Renmark, South Australia, 12 May 1899 |
| Home Town: | Lobethal, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Gumeracha, South Australia, 22 May 1949, aged 50 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Torrens Public Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Lobethal WW1 Roll of Honor, Lobethal War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5053, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 22 Dec 1917: | Involvement Private, 5053, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1917: | Embarked Private, 5053, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 22 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5053, 50th Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 5053, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5053, 50th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Ludwig Waldemar Lange
Name: Ludwig Waldemar Lange
Service Number: 5053
Place of Birth: Chambers Creek, Renmark.
Date of Birth: 12 May 1899
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 7 August 1917
Age at Enlistment: 18 years 3 months
Next of Kin: Father, Johann Anton Lange
Occupation: Farm Hand
Religion: Lutheran
Rank: Private
Ludwig left Melbourne on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1917. While in England he was hospitalised at Sutton Veny with bronchitis for 3 days in February 1918 but was able to go to France with the 50th Battalion on 6 May. He was gassed in action on 17 September and admitted to Rouen Hospital then sent to Reading Hospital, England on 4 November to be treated for his wound and dysentery. Being classed as medically unfit, Ludwig was returned to Australia on the Bakara on 22 December and was discharged on 4 March 1919.
Submitted 24 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Johann Anton Lang and Auguste Lange nee Boeth of Lobethal, SA
At the time of his death he was residing at Kenton Valley, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 22 December 1918 aboard HT Bakara disembarking on the 15 February 1919
Medal: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Senior Cadets and the Citizen Military Forces