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William Thomas LANGDON

Regimental number4237
Place of birthSt Arnaud, Victoria
SchoolSt Arnaud and Camberwell State Schools, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGrocer
AddressQueens Avenue, St. Arnaud, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinSister, Miss L Langdon, Queen's Avenue, St. Arnaud, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed four years in the compulsory training.
Enlistment date27 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 July 1918
Place of death or woundingHamel, France
Age at death21.10
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialMericourt L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 7), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
168
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Jessie LANGDON. Native of St. Arnaud, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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