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Wellington Mcdonald Lane

In memory of:

Private Wellington Mcdonald Lane

August 11, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

2476388

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

78th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

February 24, 1895
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

May 29, 1917
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Lane, of 514, Lipton St., Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Brother of Radford Shuter Lane who was killed in action on September 30, 1918 while serving with the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regt.)

Commemorated on Page 445 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

III. H. 8.

Location:

Hangard is a village in the Department of the Somme, 5 kilometres south of Villers-Bretonneux, in the valley of the Luce. HANGARD COMMUNAL CEMETERY is a little east of the village on the north side of the road to Demuin and the EXTENSION is on the west side of the Communal Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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