LANGDON, William
| Service Number: | 1960 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Wellington New Zealand, November 1878 |
| Home Town: | West Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1960, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 18 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1960, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1960, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle | |
| 27 Jun 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, 1st Passchendaele, 'In operations near BROODSEINDE on 12th October, 1917, these men [LANGDON, 3399 C.E. JAMES, 3124 J. THOMSON] did splendid work as stretcher bearers in going to the assistance and collecting wounded men under very heavy shell fire and at great personal risk. It was entirely due to their gallantry and devotion to duty that casualties were cleared quickly and many lives saved.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95 Date: 27 June 1918 | |
| 8 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1960, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), 3rd MD |
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AWM Summary
Private (1960) William Howard Langdon MM, originally of Bendigo, Vic, enlisted in Perth, WA, on 21 March 1916 and embarked on 18 July 1916. He and two other privates were awarded the Military Medal (MM) for their courage for their work near Broodseinde Ridge on 12 October 1917. Their citation reads: ... these men did splendid work as stretcher bearers in going to the assistance and collecting wounded men under very heavy shell fire and at great personal risk. It was due to their gallantry and devotion to duty that casualties were cleared quickly and saved many lives.' The other stretcher bearers were 3399 Pte Christopher Edward James and 3124 Pte James Thomson. Pte Langdon embarked for Australia on 23 March 1919. He was 39 years old at the time of receiving his MM and had been a fitter in civilian life, having worked in foundries in Bendigo, Kalgoorlie and Perth.
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