Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Moorseele Military Cemetery | A. 15. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.128 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 4C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | British War Medal Victory Medal | ||
Family :
Son of Charles and Annie Jane Langdon, of 44, Player St., Ryde, Isle of Wight. Draughtsman.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 7th Bn. attd. 15th (Hampshire Yeomanry) Bn Hampshire Regiment |
| Action : The Final Advance in Flanders |
28 September - 11 November 1918. As the pressure mounted in other sectors the opportunity was seized to escape the confines of the Ypres Salient. Within five days the British Second Army had pushed the Germans back over the 1917 battlefield and were advancing on Courtrai. After action at Courtrai the advance continued into Belgium until the Armistice on 11th November.
Detail :
2nd Lieutenant Arthur Charles Langdon, 7th Battalion Hampshire Regiment (Territorial) Died of Wounds 27th October, 1918. Previously 204647 Sergeant, Hampshire Regiment. Embarked to France 20th January, 1917.
Probate LANGDON Arthur Charles of Player-street Ryde Isle of Wight second-lieutenant Hampshire regiment died 27 October 1918 in France or Belgium Probate London 17 February to Charles Langdon builder. Effects £736 2s 7d.
Memorial in St Thomas's Church, St Thomas's Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight IN LOVING MEMORY OF ARTHUR CHARLES LANGDON 2ND LIEUT. 7TH BATT. HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT, WOUNDED IN ACTION AT WOFFELSTRAAT, AND DIED AT MOORSEELE, BELGIUM. OCTOBER 27TH 1918, AGED 30 YEARS
For his service he was awarded an Officer set of Victory and British War Medals.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | East Medina No. 175 E.C. | Hampshire & IOW |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
18th December 1912 | 15th January 1913 | 19th February 1913 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley