LANG, Eric
| Service Number: | 5129 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Donnybrook, Donnybrook-Balingup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Donnybrook State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Donnybrook Preston Road Board, Donnybrook War Memorial, Tambellup War Memorial , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5129, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5129, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5129, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 21 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5129, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5129 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-08 |
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From Friends of ANZAC Cottage Inc
Pte Eric Lang
The previous posts re "Other ANZAC Cottages" have highlighted projects in the metro area, but, as always, the country communities embraced the idea of providing homes for returned disabled soldiers and/or families who had lost their fathers, sons, husbands and brothers.
In Donnybrook, apple country, the community came together to build homes for at least two such cases:
Donnybrook resident, Eric Lang, the only son of widow, Mrs Maud Lang sadly did not return from his war service , leaving his mother without her breadwinner and helper. Eric served in the 48th Battalion and was killed in action on 08 August 1916 Age 22. Mr James Egan, a popular member of the community lead the project which involved many community members, the names of whom are still represented in the current Donnybrook community.
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