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LANE, John Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2656 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 June 1916, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Kirkstall, Victoria, Australia, 16 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Kirkstall, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Complications after surgery for Appenicitis, Port Fairy Hospital, Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia, 8 April 1939, aged 49 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tower Hill (Koroit) Civil Cemetery, Victoria |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2656, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 18 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2656, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2656, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James LANE and Isabelle Annie LANE nee PATEMAN of Kirkstall, Victoria.
Married Miss Lillian May Lewis, of Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire on 4th February 1918 at the Parish Church, Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire.