Regimental number | 28497 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Nelson |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plumber |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20.11 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 159 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H.M. Langridge, 16 River Bank, Wanganui |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company, left New Zealand on board two ships: HMNZT 'Tofua' (11 October 1916) and HMNZT 'Willochra' (16 October 1916). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Harry Montague Langridge and Elizabeth Langridge, 16 Riverbank, Wanganui |
Family/military connections | Brother: 10/1553 Pte Francis Bertram LANGRIDGE, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 8 May 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, marched in to NZ Reserve Group, Sling Camp, and reverted to the ranks. Proceeded overseas to France, 11 February 1917; NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 13 December 1917; taken on strength, 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 21 April 1917, and posted to B Company. Reported missing, believed wounded, 7-8 June 1917; subsequently declared killed in action, 7 June 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 33 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18058841 |
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