William Henry LANGDON

LANGDON, William Henry

    Service Number: 4072
    Enlisted: 2 August 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Portarlington, Victoria, Australia, 1892
    Home Town: Portarlington, Greater Geelong, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 May 1960, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
    Memorials: Portarlington War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    2 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4072, 29th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
    21 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 4072, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
    21 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 4072, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne
    4 Oct 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 29th Infantry Battalion, Belgium
    29 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4072, 29th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", SW to scalp sustained during a trench raid near Morlancourt. Rejoined unit 19 October 1918.
    19 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 59th Infantry Battalion, France
    6 Nov 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 32nd Infantry Battalion, France
    20 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4072, 32nd Infantry Battalion, RTA 5 July 1919 for discharge.

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