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LANG, Oswald Robert
| Service Number: | 3197 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Balhannah Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Brighton Arch of Remembrance, Brighton WW1 Roll of Honour, Riverton Methodist Church Honour Roll WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3197, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3197, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 3197, 27th Infantry Battalion |
Oswald Robert Lang
Name: Oswald Robert Lang
Service Number: 3197
Place of Birth: Riverton
Date of Birth: 12 August 1893
Place of Enlistment: Mitcham
Date of Enlistment: 9 August 1915
Age at Enlistment: 21 years 11 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Emma Lang
Occupation: Farmer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Oswald was initially rejected by the 1st A.I.F. due to having poor teeth. He had the problem attended to then joined the 27th Battalion. After mandatory training in England he proceeded to France on 25 June 1916. Oswald was soon hospitalised in Belgium in September with defective vision due to a detached retina. His condition required further treatment throughout 1916 in hospitals in Boulogne in France and England due to its severity. Oswald was promoted to Lance Corporal in May 1917 and made temporary Sergeant in September 1918. He eventually lost sight in the left eye and returned to Australia on the Mamari on 3 January 1919 and was discharged as medically unfit on 6 April.
Submitted 23 October 2023 by christopher collins