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LANE, Howard Ouseley Blake
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Blake-Lane, Howard Ousley - Birth Name |
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| Service Number: | VX21899 |
| Enlisted: | 10 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | LHQ SCHOOL OF MECHANIZATION |
| Born: | Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia , 11 June 1913 |
| Home Town: | Warracknabeal, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Albany Creek, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 15 November 1970, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Albany Creek Cemetery, QLD |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, VX21899 | |
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| 7 Aug 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, 1 Ordnance Field Park | |
| 27 Sep 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 1 Ordnance Field Park | |
| 5 Nov 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 1 Ordnance Field Park | |
| 7 Feb 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX21899, 1 Ordnance Field Park, To Suez | |
| 10 Apr 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX21899, 1 Ordnance Field Park, Returning from ME due to injury (Suez). Disembarked in Ceylon and detached for a Spec Duty for 5 days. Arrived in Australia on 4/8/1942 | |
| 16 Feb 1944: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, 1 Ordnance Field Park | |
| 2 Feb 1945: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 8 Australian Ordnance Stores Company, Attended several courses at LHQ AAOC until finally transferred to LHQ | |
| 5 May 1945: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, LHQ SCHOOL OF MECHANIZATION | |
| 23 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, VX21899 |
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Ancestry - Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1921
Name - Howard Ousley Blake-Lane
Birth Place - Victoria, Australia
Birth Registration Date - 1913
Birth Registration Place - Victoria, Australia
Father - Thos Ousley Blake-Lane
Mother - Blake-Lane
Reference Number - 17502
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