LANE, Edward
| Service Number: | 1686 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goroke, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Rose Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Renmark, South Australia, 24 July 1928, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Renmark Cemetery, S.A. New - 3 |
| Memorials: | Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1686, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1686, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1686, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 1686, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 1686, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Lemar
Edward was the eldest surviving son of Edward (1859 – 1903) and Mary Ann LANE (1864 –
1902) nee Norton.
Edward was born at Goroke in 1890; a town in the Wimmera region of Victoria. The town is located
in the Shire of West Wimmera local government area, 370 kilometres North West of the state
capital, Melbourne.
Named after the Aboriginal term for the Australian magpie, the town was
established in 1882 as a supply centre for local selectors and by 1884 had a population of 50. Goroke
Post Office was opened on 1 July 1884.
Edward was born a 3rd generation farm labourer in the Wimmera district after his paternal
Grandparents and his own parents who had moved from Willunga just south of Adelaide to Goroke at the
end of 1887.
Edward died on the 24th of July 1928 in Renmark.
Military
Edward enlisted in the AIF on 6 March 1916 on the same day as his brothers John and Norman. They were given consecutive service numbers. He was attached to the 48th Infantry Battalion.
His brother Norman was killed in action at Passchendaele on 12 October 1917.
Private LANE embarked with his battalion on 11 April 1916 arriving in England then onto France.
On 22 November 1916, he was wounded in action with gunshot wounds to his hand, leg, knee and face. He was evacuated to England for treatment.
He re-joined his battalion on 3 May 1917 but was slightly wounded again the same day. On 10 August 1917, he was admitted to military hospital with tuberculosis.
He was again evacuated to England. He returned to France on 17 July 1917 where he remained to the war’s end. He remained in France and was attached to the Graves Registration Branch until his discharge from the AIF on 5 December 1919.
He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
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