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LANGDON, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 440 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Muttaburra, Queensland, Australia, 12 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Longreach, Longreach, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Muttaburra, Queensland, Australia, 20 June 1960, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Muttaburra Cemetery, Barcaldine Region, Queensland East Central, Row 4, Grave number 250 |
| Memorials: | Aramac War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 440, 11th Machine Gun Company | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 440, 11th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 440, 11th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 7 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Machine Gun Company | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 440, 11th Machine Gun Company, Wounded in France | |
| 26 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Company | |
| 26 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 440, 3rd Machine Gun Company | |
| 10 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 440, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Returned to Australia | |
| 9 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 440, 3rd Machine Gun Company |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Matthew Whitehead
In 1963, the son of Wiliam Henry LANGDON, Douglas discovered the most complete fossilied dinosaur skelton in Australia athe time. In 1981 it was named in his honour - Muttaburasaurus Langdoni. His discovery has gone on to attract many people to the small town of Muttaburra.
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