LANG, Jack Gaston
| Service Number: | SX11365 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 February 1941, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 6 April 1919 |
| Home Town: | Hectorville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jackaroo |
| Died: | Highbury, South Australia, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Private, SX11365, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 22 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX11365, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Feb 1941: | Involvement Private, SX11365, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Jan 1946: | Discharged Private, SX11365, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX11365, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
Hero, in my eyes!
Old Uncle Jack and Auntie Pearl,
They used to come over to the Hollywood house at Beefacres every Christmas morning, for a couple of heart starters. One year, when I was in my teens, I asked Uncle Jack about the War..... after supplying several straight shots of Irish stuff. For the first time, he opened up and gave us three boys an education of a sample of things that took place in Tobruck.
I can still, to this day, see Uncle Jack's face as he spoke - quietly and solemnly.
He told me that in the 2nd. 43rd. Bob Quinn was a leader and that he saw Mr. Quinn lead a charge of some sort one day in Tobruck. Uncle Jack said : Quinn was like a madman, screaming and running toward the enemy!
I swear.....Uncle Jack told me that he saw all this unfolding from behind the tree he was hiding behind.
My old Mum, God Bless her, reckons Jack was a silly old bastard.... and an alcoholic. I couldn't care less - Uncle Jack will always be a hero to me.
Incidently, Christmas mornings have never been the same for me and I suspect never will.
Jeffrey
Submitted 23 January 2017 by Jeff Hollywood
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