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LANGRIDGE, Charles John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2631 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 June 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Newtown, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Rockdale, Rockdale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2631, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2631, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2631, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2631, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , GSW (right knee and right arm) | |
| 23 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2631, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle of Messines, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2631 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of J.F and Mrs. A.Langridge of Rawson Street, Rockdale, NSW
10 June 1915 - Father signed a letter of consent for Charles to served overseas
23 November 1915 - to hospital with Orchitis
3 October 1916 - to hospital with abcess to the right knee
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal