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LANGDON, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4072 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4072, 29th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 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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