Regimental number | 465 |
Place of birth | Dirrabba, New South Wales |
School | Ballina Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Lismore, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Emile Henry H Lang, Ballina, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 23.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 33), Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 134 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Emile and Margaret LANG, "Wolli", Wilson Street, Katoomba, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 941 Corporal John Joseph Jacob LANG, 17th Bn, killed in action, 15 April 1917; 3633 Pte Samuel Robert LANG, 47th Bn, killed in action, 28 March 1918; Cousins: 4551 Pte William George PALMER, 41st Bn, died of disease, 9 August 1916; NX34036 Sapper Edward PALMER, 2/12 Field Company, killed in action, 9 February 1942. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |