Regimental number | 6/2685 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Christchurch |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | 289 Gloucester Street, Christchurch |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 173 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L.H. Lane, 28 Gloucester Street, Christchurch |
Previous military service | Served in No 3 Field Ambulance, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 27 Willochra on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bar (NZ) Memorial (Panel 13), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ethel Montgomerie Lane, 36 Carlton Mill Road, Christchurch, and the late Lancelot Hannibal Lane |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined Bn, Mudros, 30 September 1915. Killed in action, 18 December 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Sixth |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 18058662 |