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Wednesday, 31 October 2007

1st LHMGS, AIF, Roll of Honour, William Roy Lang
Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHMGS

1st LHMGS, AIF

1st Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron

Roll of Honour

William Roy Lang

William Roy Lang's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial

William Roy Lang

Service number: 2818

Rank: Driver [Dvr]

Unit: 1 Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron

Service: Army

Conflict: 1914-1918

Date of death: 31 October 1917

Cause of death: Died of wounds

Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery

War Grave Register notes: LANG, Dvr. William Roy, 2818. 1st Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Sqdn. Died of wounds 31st Oct., 1917. Son of William John and Mary Lang, of Langlands, Jandowae, Queensland. Native of South Yarra, Victoria, Australia. C. 55.

Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

A brief military biography of William Roy Lang from The AIF Project:

Regimental number	2818
Place of birth	South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
School	Yarram State School, VIC, Box Hill Grammar School, Victoria
Religion	Methodist
Occupation	Selector
Address	Toowoomba, Queensland
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	26
Next of kin	Father, William Lang, Canaga, via Jandowae, Queensland
Enlistment date	2 March 1916
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	2nd Light Horse Regiment, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/7/4
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mongolia on 8 July 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll	Driver
Unit from Nominal Roll	1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron
Fate	Died of wounds 31 October 1917
Age at death	27
Place of burial	Beersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 55), Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial	180
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: William and Mary LANG, "Langlands", Jandowae, Queensland. Native of South Yarra, Victoria
Family/military connections	Cousins Sgt Thomas John Lang and Cpl Horace Lang (Military Medal).

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Further Reading:

1st Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, AIF

1st Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, Roll of Honour

The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917

Australian and New Zealand Roll of Honour

Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920

Citation: 1st LHMGS, AIF, Roll of Honour, William Roy Lang

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Updated: Tuesday, 6 October 2009 3:36 PM EADT

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