| Surname: | Lane |
| Initials: | W J |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/7161 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. first served abroad (2b) Balkans, 5/8/1915. 23/10/1914 he enlisted in the Herefordshire Regiment, no. 2738, age 19.8 years, occupation grocer, born New Town, single, address: father 27 Lower Road, Newton, Ledbury, Herefordshire, 24/2/1917 transferred to MFP, served 9 Area, Western Command, 6/10/1917 transferred to Labour Corps, No. 395898, served Home 23/10/1914 to 15/7/1915, Med Exp Force 16/7/1915 to 23/12/1915, Home 24/12/1915 to 22/2/1918, BEF 23/1/1918 to 3/4/1919, Home 4/4/1919 to 3/5/1919 to discharge. He is shown as evacuated from Gallipoli with dysentery to Cottonera, Malta, 23/12/1915 evacuated to England. 4/6/1919 he applied for a pension for dysentery which was rejected. No mention of MFP service on Medal Index Card. Info from Pension Index Card: Lane, Cpl, William James, Labour Corps, 395898, 7161 (MFP), 2738 (Hereford), Claim for pension rejected, Z/Lab/79866, received 10/6/1919. William James Lane. |