Andrew LANG

Regimental number23397
OccupationEngine driver
Next of kinFather, James Lang, Waimangaroa, Buller
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 1), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James & Elizabeth Lang, Waimangaroa, Greymouth
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 27

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