Regimental number | 2934 |
Place of birth | Woodburn, New South Wales |
School | Kilgin, Riley's Hill, and Woodburn Public Schools, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | Lismore, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, Alexander Lang, Tamar Street, Ballina, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 49th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/66/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Offered himself for enlistment on five occasions before being accepted. One of 5 brothers who served. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 30.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 67), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 148 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Jessie LANG, Tamar Street, Ballina, New South Wales. Native of Woodburn, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |