William (Bill) LANG MM

LANG, William

Service Number: 145
Enlisted: 19 August 1914, Ballarat, Vic.
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 2nd Field Ambulance
Born: Blackwood, England , 1889
Home Town: Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Ararat, Victoria, Australia, 1976, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Landsborough Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
Memorials: Landsborough Memorial Wall
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World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 145, 2nd Field Ambulance, Ballarat, Vic.
19 Oct 1914: Involvement Driver, 145, 2nd Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914: Embarked Driver, 145, 2nd Field Ambulance, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 145, 2nd Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli
16 Feb 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Field Ambulance, France
6 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 145, 2nd Field Ambulance, Third Ypres
27 Oct 1917: Honoured Military Medal, Third Ypres, (E. of Ypres) Great gallantry and devotion to duty under fire while in charge of Horse Ambulance Wagon.' Recommendation date: 11 October 1917
21 Feb 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 145, 2nd Field Ambulance, RTA 13 October 1918 for discharge (TPE).

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Richard John Beale enlisted and served under the name of William Lang.

Military Medal

'For conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty while in charge of a Horse Ambulance Wagon at BELLEVARDE RIDGE, near YPRES, on 6th October 1917. When returning to BIRR CROSS ROADS with a load of wounded, a large shell landed on the wooden road just ahead of the team, and rendered the road impassable. Leaving his horses in charge of the orderly, he immediately set to work under heavy shell fire to rebuild the road, and after working for over half an hour he managed to make the road passable, and thus was enabled to evacuate his load of wounded. He displayed the greatest gallantry while on duty under shell fire, and although subjected to many difficulties and dangers, he managed by hard work and devotion to duty, to maintain this link in the line of evacuation of wounded of this Division.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 7 March 1918

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