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Herbert John Langdon

Commemorated at
Given name
H J
Family name
Langdon
Service number
1941
Additional information
Gender
M
Rank (legacy)
Private
Unit at embarkation
35 Battalion
Service (legacy)
Army
Conflicts
World War 1
Campaign (legacy)
Western Front
Veteran Notes/Bio

 

1.Listed Bungendore War Memorial Hall WW1 ROH (1917) and Bygone Queanbeyan.

2. “MAPPING ANZACS”: Service Number:1941 ;POB: Melbourne ;POE:Goulburn  ;NOK:Wife: Adfa Violet Langdon

3. AWM Embarkation Roll: Rank:Private  ;Unit: 55 Infantry Battalion - 2 to 5 Reinforcements (April-September 1916) ; Age: 25 4/12  ; Occupation: Labourer ;DOE: 28.12.1915 ; Embarked:23.1916.Sydney.HMAT Barambah.A37

4. AWM Nominal Roll: Rank:Private ;Unit:35 Battallion ;DOE:28.12.1915 ;RTA:14.01.1919

5. Stephenson:Not mentioned.

6.NAA File:Living Holbrook 18.9.1936.

7.Queanbeyan Age 04.10.1918:Notes and Comments:"Mrs. Langdon has received a wire from Base Records stating her husband, Pte Herbert E Langidon, was in Bath Hospital,England, on 7th September, suffering from severe hydrocele. This young soldier has been at the front for over three years and was wounded on two previous occasions. Prayers were offered in the Catholic Church last Sunday for his recovery. It is to be hoped he will recover and be returned to Australia."

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