LANGLEY, Leonard
| Service Number: | 668 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 January 1915, Cloncurry, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, October 1890 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | People's College, Nottingham, England |
| Occupation: | Horsetailer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Flers, France, 14 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" He is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 668, Cloncurry, Queensland | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 668, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 668, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 668, 25th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 668 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-11-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1890 Langley Leonard Nottingham 7b 258
He was the son of William Henry and Hannah Langley and the brother of Albert and Lois Langley. In 1911 they lived at 6 Sherwin Road, Lenton, Nottingham.
Age on arrival in Australia 18
He was a horsetailer which is a person responsible for the care of working horses.
"the stockman tells the horsetailer which horse he wants for the day"
Next of Kin-Mother, Mrs H H Langley, Salford Street, Karrington Terrace, Notts, England
Address in Australia-c/o Mrs Bramwell, New Market, Brisbane, Queensland.
Enlistment date 19 January 1915-25th Battalion, C Company.
He embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 29 June 1915.
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular
He was fairly well educated, of an athletic desposition and fine physique.
He is remembered on the Lenton War Memorial - Sherwin Road & Church Street
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