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LANE, Verdun Hector
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | S5832, SX21419 |
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Enlisted: | 20 June 1942, Gunner - Fort Largs, South Australia ex 120 Hvy Bty Militia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | Fortress / Coastal Artillery & Supporting Elements |
Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 1 February 1917 |
Home Town: | Tantanoola, Wattle Range, South Australia |
Schooling: | Buchan's Creek School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Shearer, Soldier, Cafe Proprietor |
Died: | Natural causes, Millicent, South Australia, 15 October 1998, aged 81 years |
Cemetery: |
Tantanoola Cemetery, S.A. Plot 134 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
7 Dec 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S5832, Fortress / Coastal Artillery & Supporting Elements , Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces, 120 Hvy Bty (Militia) SA | |
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20 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX21419, Fortress / Coastal Artillery & Supporting Elements , Gunner - Fort Largs, South Australia ex 120 Hvy Bty Militia | |
20 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX21419 | |
21 Jun 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX21419, Fortress / Coastal Artillery & Supporting Elements , Buna / Gona / Sanananda "The Battle of the Beachheads" - Papua, Gunner RAA D Heavy Battery | |
12 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX21419, Fortress / Coastal Artillery & Supporting Elements , Gunner RAA D Heavy Battery | |
12 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX21419 |
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