LANGE, Edward Arthur
(Service number 65009)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 04/02/1888 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | Pareora, South Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Tally clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | Single then married in 1917 | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Ettie LANGE (wife), Pareora, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Death
| Date | 24 May 1945 | Age | 57 years |
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| Place of Death | Pareora | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Edward Arthur Lange was the son of German born Charles and Wilhelmine Lange. He married Ettie Smallridge (né e Hanson) in 1917. Ettie was the widow of William Smallridge and she brought with her four children.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [16 July 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [17 July 2017]; Hall and Moore Funeral Directors records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG transcription) [16 July 2017]
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