Son of Robert and Alice Lane, of 57, John Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed as a coal carter for the Bolton Corporation. Reported missing since 09/04/1916, and subsequently presumed killed.
Lane, Robert –
Personal details
- Surname: Lane
- Forename: Robert
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 21
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 9th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 20427
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Basra Memorial, Basra, Iraq
- CWGC reference: Panel 27.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 12/01/1917 30/11/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c 6b*
- Bolton Chronicle: 30/11/1917