| Regimental number | 4827 |
| Place of birth | Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
| School | Crown Street Public School, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Marine fireman |
| Address | 130 Commonwealth Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W J Langrish, 130 Commonwealth Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 13th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, France |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 17), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 69 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Josephand Ellen LANGRISH |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 8 March 1916; disembarked Egypt, 11 April 1916, and admitted to 31st General Hospital, Port Said (not yet diagnosed: 'mild illness'); transferred to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 3 May 1916; discharged, 14 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 7 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 14 June 1916. Taken on strength, 13th Bn, in the field, 21 July 1916. Wounded in action, 29 August 1916 (nature of wounds not recorded). Died of wounds, 2/1st South Midlands Casualty Clearing Station, Warloy, 2 September 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: 2455, LANGRISH William Joseph |
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