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LANE, William Gladstone
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2612 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 27 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Colac Agricultural High School Honour Roll, Kowree Shire Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2612, 60th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2612, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2612, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2612, 60th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 27 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2612, 60th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Jefferson Lane and Bertha Maud Lane of Maryborough, Victoria; previously of Horsham, Victoria
26 December 1916 -to hospital with Mumps
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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