LANE William George

  • First Name(s):
    William 
    George 
  • Surname:
    LANE
  • Service Number:
    Unknown
  • Rank:

    Second Lieutenant

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Cavalry
  • Regiment:
    1st/1st Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry)
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    7th November 1917
  • Age At Death:
    23
  • Cause of Death:
    Died of wounds
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt, Grave E. 361.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Mr. W. and Mrs. M. E. Lane, of Clerkenleap, Worcester

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

LANE William George Is Named On These Memorials

Kempsey St Mary’s Church
Worcester Cathedral Worcestershire Hussars

Further Information About LANE William George

Private W.G. Lane 1st/1st Worcester Yeomanry, embarked at Avonmouth 9th April 1915 for service with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, disembarked at Alexandria, Egypt on 24th April 1915.  Granted Commission 1st/1st Worcestershire Yeomanry 27th October 1917.  Wounded 3rd November 1917, died of wounds 7th November 1917.

Source for additional information: The Yeomanry Cavalry of Worcestershire 1914 – 1922.

A photograph of Second Lieutenant W.G. Lane can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 1st December 1917, available at Worcestershire Archives.

The following information has been researched by Dave Pugh:
The 1911 Census shows that William, aged 16 was working at Clerkenleap Farm for his father, also William. His mother Mary, sisters Gladys, Vera, Kathleen and Marie, brothers Cyril and Reginald made up the remainder of the household.

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