James Frederick LANG

Regimental number29265
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, Frederick Lang, Saltwater Creek via Kaiapoi
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 16 December 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Spec. Mem. IX. AA. 16), Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick & Isabella Lang, Saltwater Creek, Canterbury
Family/military connectionsBrother: 29266 Lance Corporal John Deidrick LANG
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 9

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