Arthur Jefferson LANE

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Service Number:	2707
Enlisted:	22 February 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Korong Vale, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Seymour, Mitchell, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 25 April 1918
Cemetery:	Aubigny British Cemetery Row D, Grave No. 5, Aubigny British Cemetery, Aubigny, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor

22 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2707, 60th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
2 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2707, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2707, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
8 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2707, 60th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2707, 60th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
25 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2707, 60th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux

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Awarded the Croix de Guerre (Belgium) 8 February 1918.

Also recommended for the Military Medal for his work near Polygon Wood on 27 September 1917.