7582 PTE E.J.LANE 1/DEVON R.
Ernest John Lane
Born Bradninch, near Cullompton 1887
Son of Richard & Rhoda Lane of Laburnum Cottage, Broad Clyst, Exeter, Devon
To France 20/9/14 & qualified for the ‘Aug-Nov 1914’ Clasp
Served with 1st Devonshire Regiment until suffering with Frost bite 24/11/14
Admitted to 14th Field Ambulance 24/11/14 & returned to Blighty
Admitted to Exeter V.A.D. Hospital No.2 on 4/12/14 with Frost bite feet
After returning to the Western Front he suffered a slight GSW to his head, was admitted to 14th Field Ambulance & transferred to No.3 C.C.S. 21/4/15
Returned to the front, was posted 8th Devonshire Regiment
Appears to have survived the First Day of the Somme at Mansell Copse when so many of other 8th & 9th Devons were KIA 1/7/16
KIA F&F 26/10/17
Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial
Also commemorated in Devon on the Memorial Tablet inside the Church of St. John the Baptist in Broadclyst, near Exeter
With copy of his Medal Index Card, SDGW & CWGC details, plus a 4 page Digital File of supporting research documentation
Condition: GVF
