Regimental number | 5053 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Renmark, South Australia |
Religion | Lutheran |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Lobethal, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.3 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J A Lange, Lobethal, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the 79th Infantry, Senior Cadets; 3 months in the Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, 17 September 1918 (gas). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Bakara', 22 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 4 March 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 50 |
Place of burial | Mount Torrens Public Cemetery, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LANGE Ludwig Waldemar |