LANGE, Herman August Carl
| Service Number: | 3392 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3392, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3392, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
Herman August Carl Lange
Name: Herman August Carl Lange
Service Number: 3392
Place of Birth: O B Flat / Mount Gambier
Date of Birth: 21 June 1879
Place of Enlistment: Toowoomba, Qld.
Date of Enlistment: 10 October 1916
Age at Enlistment: 37 years 3 months
Next of Kin: Wife, Emilie Christina Lange
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
According to the records of the Australian War Memorial and National Australian Archives the only H. Lange to have enlisted was Herman August Carl Lange. However, a definite link to the Adelaide Hills region could not be established.
Herman left Sydney on the Beltana on 25 November 1916 and disembarked at Devonport, England on 29 January 1917. He was sent from Folkestone, England to France with the 4th Pioneer Battalion on 21 June. Herman was slightly wounded in action on 8 July but remained on duty. He was hospitalised with scabies from 8 August to 13 November when he was able to rejoin his unit. Herman was invalided from France on 27 August with influenza and admitted to the Military Hospital in Alexandria. He returned to Australia on the Ceramic on 25 January 1919. Whilst on the journey home he received treatment for cellulitis on board a hospital ship on 14 March. Herman was discharged on 1 June.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins