LANGLEY William J

  • First Name(s):
    William 
  • Surname:
    LANGLEY
  • Service Number:
    14620
  • Rank:

    Company Quartermaster Sergeant

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Grenadier Guards
  • Battalion:
    1st Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    6th November 1916
  • Age At Death:
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Fontaine-Le-Sec Communal Cemetery, France, Near S.W. Side.
  • Place of Birth:
    Malvern, Worcestershire, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Worcester Guildhall as V.J. Langley. Possibly on Hanley Castle St Mary’s Church as John Langley. 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards as William J. Langley. Worcester St George’s RC Church as William J. Langley.

Further Information About LANGLEY William J

Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral under Worcester casualties with the information: Grenadier Guards.

The following citation appeared in the London Gazette, 5th August 1915:
14620 Serjeant W.J. Langley, 1st Bn., Grenadier Guards.  For conspicuous gallantry and resource on the 16th May 1915, at Festubert, when he led his platoon under a heavy fire, and bombed up 300 yards of a German trench.  Running out of bombs, he successfully blocked the trench.  He showed great courage and devotion to duty.

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