145989 2.A.M J.W.LANE R.A.F.
Joseph William Lane
Born 1881
He married in Old Ford 31/5/14 & lived in Dalston, London
Worked pre-war as a Furniture Packer & Fitter
Joined the Royal Engineers -T.F. 14/8/14
To France with The Queens (R.W.Surrey Regt) 12/3/17
Transferred to the Labour Corps 12/4/17
Then joined the Royal Flying Corps 17/12/17 with the Trade Classification of Carpenter
Served with 58th Squadron R.A.F. from 2/10/18 until returning to the UK 18/2/19
Note: 58th Squadron's airfield was at Alquines & from 3/10/18 they were flying large twin-engine Handley Page O/400 bombers. By the end of the war 58th Squadron had dropped 247 tons of bombs & fired over 400,000 rounds of ammunition while strafing ground targets
Discharged 30/4/20
With 2 x A3 Pages of RAF Service Papers
Condition: Stained GVF
