Harry Montague LANGRIDGE

Regimental number28497
Date of birth7 September 1895
Place of birthNelson
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlumber
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.11
Height5' 7.5"
Weight159 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs H.M. Langridge, 16 River Bank, Wanganui
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets.
Enlistment date28 August 1916
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit 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 rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Harry Montague Langridge and Elizabeth Langridge, 16 Riverbank, Wanganui
Family/military connectionsBrother: 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
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 33
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18058841