LANGLEY, Hervey Alfred
| Service Number: | 1664 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 20 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria |
| Schooling: | McKenzie Creek State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 28 May 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1664, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1664, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Hervey was the son of Warwick and Eliza Langley, of Horsham, Victoria. He enlisted the same day as his brother Robert Langley and they were given consecutive regimental numbers in the 38th Battalion.
His brother, 1665 Pte. Robert Sanders Langley 38th Battalion AIF died of wounds after being evacuated to England on the 29 November 1917, aged 31.
The Horsham Times printed news of his death during June 1917, “The deepest sympathy is extended by all people in the district to Mr. and Mrs. Warwick Langley, of St. Helen's Plains, whose son, Private Herbert Alfred Langley, was killed in action in France on May 28. The young soldier, one of two sons who enlisted eighteen months ago, was well known and highly respected throughout the district, and his death strikes a heavy blow at his parents, who recently lost their eldest son under very sad circumstances. The deceased was a native of McKenzie Creek, and up to the time of his joining the colors he ably assisted his father, in the work of the farm. He was a bright, young man, a good worker, and a keen sportsman.”
The two brothers eldest brother, Warwick Royden Langley, who had stayed home to look after the farm, had died suddenly of nephritis during late 1916, aged 33.