Verdun Hector LANE

LANE, Verdun Hector

Service Numbers: S5832, SX21419
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
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World War 2 Service

7 Dec 1941: Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S5832, Fortress / Coastal Artillery & Supporting Elements , Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces, 120 Hvy Bty (Militia) SA
20 Jun 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army 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 (Army WW2), Private, SX21419
21 Jun 1942: Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army 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 (Army WW2), Private, SX21419, Fortress / Coastal Artillery & Supporting Elements , Gunner RAA D Heavy Battery
12 Feb 1946: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX21419

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