Regimental number | 2934 |
Place of birth | Fern Bank, Wombeyan Caves, New South Wales |
School | Wombeyan Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Wombeyan Caves, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, James Lang, Wombeyan Caves, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 55th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Queant Road Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 27), Buissy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 89 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Jane LANG, Fernbank, Wombeyan Caves, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | First cousin to Albert Ernest Maynard who was promising bomb thrower. He died of pneumonia 4th CC Station France. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |