William Frederick LANGSTON

Regimental number24021
OccupationSurveyors assist
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary E. Langston, Auckland Post Office
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 30-31 May 1916
A Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion, 13th Reinforcements, left Wellington on board two ships: 'Tofua' (sailed 30 May 1916) and 'Willochra' (sailed 31 May 1916). From the Nominal Rolls it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21/2/1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Place of burialLille Southern Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave 39), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mary E. Langston, Station Road, Otahuhu, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 6

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