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LANGDON, Lewes George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2717 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Division Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
| Born: | Clifton Downs, Queensland, Australia, 9 February 1892 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt France, 3 May 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wandering War Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2717, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 15 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2717, 14th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
| 5 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 4th Division Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, Z4A Battery |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
To assist the British 62nd Division at 2nd Bullecourt the Medium Trench Mortars of the 4th Australian Division were to be emplaced in that village after its capture. The crews with their mortars and ammunition were waiting on the railway embankment on that flank when, at 4.30am on 3 May 1917 a German shell exploded their ammunition destroying all the mortars and ammunition, killing Langdon and 26 men of the unit and wounding many others.