LANGE, Eric Robert
| Service Number: | 1418 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Balaklava, 24 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Magill, Campbelltown, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Messines, Belgium, France, 13 June 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Estaires, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Magill Honour Board, Magill War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1418, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1418, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1418, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 13 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1418, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Battle of Messines, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1418 awm_unit: 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-06-13 |
ERIC ROBERT LANGE
Eric Robert Lange Reg. No. 1418 was born in 1894 at Whitwarta, South Australia and attended Whitwarta Public School. He was the son of Christina and W. Lange of Magill. On July 6th 1915 he joined the 9th Light Horse Battalion, and embarked from Melbourne, via HMAT Ulysses in October of that year, bound for Egypt. After 7months he transferred to the Field Artillery as a gunner. In June 1916 he arrived in France. He was Hospitalised for six weeks due to illness and then returned to the front as a driver. He sustained serious gunshot wounds to the arm, hand and back. On the 13th of June 1917 his arm had to be amputated, and he died later that day. He was buried at the Estaires Communal Cemetery Extension, in Belgium.
Adelaide Advertiser Thurs. 28th June 1917 p6
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