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LANG, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 898 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 December 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | North Melbourne, Victoria, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drover/Horse breaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Pakenham Associated Stock & Station Agents of Melbourne Roll of Honour, Tranancore St. George's Church of England Parkville Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 898, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 7 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 898, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Palermo embarkation_ship_number: A56 public_note: '' | |
| 7 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 898, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Palermo, Melbourne | |
| 5 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 898, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 898, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 898 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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