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LANE, Walter Edward
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 380, V5211 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Shepparton, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mooroopna, Victoria, 15 July 1890 |
| Home Town: | Mooroopna, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Axeman/Orchardist |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Mooroopna, Victoria, 1974 |
| Cemetery: |
Mooroopna Public Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Mooroopna & Ardmona District Memorial Panels, Mooroopna Brass Band Roll of Honour, Mooroopna Methodist Church Honor Roll, Mooroopna War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Shepparton, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 380, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 380, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 31 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Aug 1940: | Enlisted V5211 |
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Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria.
Sailed in the first embarkation aboard HMS Horota.
Landed at Gallipoli morning of April 25th, North Beach. Recieved a gunshot wound to his left leg. Sent to Cairo for injury and recuperation. Returned to Gallipoli in July. Sent to Lemnos with Influenza and Dysentry. Returned to unit as Gallipoli was abandoned. Sent to France where he fought on the Western Front at Ypres.
Walter returned from the war in 1919.
Married Hilda Pretty and had 2 children, Kenneth and Dorothy.
Purchased an orchard in Mooroopna that is still operating in the family to this day.
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