Private herbert lane 2/8th bn enlist 16 died age 17

[tharkin56]

I am researching the above in the war memorial park coventry aplogies i didn't pick this up earlier. Lane, Herbert. Private. 35097, 2nd/8th Battalion, Worcestshire Regiment missing, presumed killed, St.Quentin age 19 on the 21st March 1918. According to CWGC

He was the Son of Arthur Lane, of 146, Bolingbroke Road, Coventry. Born 25th March 1900 at Coventry; resided at 146 Bolingbroke Road; Miner; Enlisted Coventry in 1916; Remembered Pozieres Memorial

This means he died before his 18th birthday and enlisted when he was 15 or 16. he looks amazingly young in his photo in uniform!!! Does this make him one of the youngest Worcestershire regiment to die in the Great War.

[Mike Jones]

Hello again Thaksin172,
Pte. Herbert Lane would have been young but unfortunately not alone in being killed so young. There were approx. 2.7% of the Worcestershire Regiment Deaths were to men 18 years old. 1.3% of deaths were to "Men" 16 or 17 years of age! I have to point out that your man Pte. Herbert Lane was 18years +. I checked the births for the first 6 months of 1900. There were 3 Herbert Lane's born but they dont match. Two were born in London and the third in Stamford. The ONLY Herbert Lane born in Coventry between January 1898 and December 1902 was born in the 4th quarter of 1899. The reference number should you wish to check is 1899 4th Quarter 6D page 556.
Regards Mike