Francis Bertram LANGRIDGE

Regimental number10/1553
Date of birth3 November 1891
Place of birthWestport
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address16 River Bank, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 8.5"
Weight129 lbs
Next of kinFather, Henry Montague Langridge, 16 River Bank, Wanganui
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Wanganui Defence Cadets; 1 year in the Wanganui Highland Rifles, and 1 year in the Taranaki Rifles (resigned).
Enlistment date20 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll6/1553A
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Harry Montague Langridge and Elizabeth Langridge, 16 Riverbank, Wanganui
Family/military connectionsBrother: 28497 Rifleman Harry Montague LANGRIDGE, 4th Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 7 June 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Transferred to Canterbury Infantry Bn, Zeitoun Camp, 4 April 1915.

Killed in action, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18058839

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