James William Irving Langley

1895 - 1916  (21 years)

• Name	James William Irving Langley
  Birth	1895	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia
  Gender	Male
  War Service	13 Dec 1915	World War I
  	James enlisted in the A.I.F on 13 Dec 1915 into the 19th Battalion 11th Reinforcements and remained with until killed in action near Ypres in Belgium on 13 Oct 1916.
  Burial	1916	Railway Dugouts Burial Grounds (Transport Farm) (Plot VI, row M, grave number 21) Zillebeke, Belguim
  		Railway Dugouts Burial Grounds (Transport Farm), Zillebeke, Belgium A Photograph of the Railway Dugouts Burial Grounds (Transport Farm). James William Irving Langley is buried Plot VI, Row M, Grave 21
  Death	03 Oct 1916	Zillebeke, Belguim
  	James was killed in action during the Somme Offensive in the first World War.
  Military Honours	16 Mar 1923	World War I
  	James was awarded the Victory Medal No. 36166 and the British War Medal No. 36444. Both medals were presented Posthumously to his Sister Myree E E Langley on 16 Mar 1923.
  		Victory Medal Left to Right: obv Face and Rev Face The Victory Medal was authorised in 1919 to commemorate the victory of the Allied Forces over the Central Powers. Each of the Allied nations issued a ?Victory Medal' to their own nationals with all of these having the figure of Victory on the obverse as a common feature. Australians were awarded the medal…
  		British War Medal British War Medal, Left to Right Obv and Rev Sides Instituted by King George V in 1919 to mark the end of World War I and record the service given. The qualification period was later extended to cover post-war mine clearance and service in Russia during 1919 and 1920. The British War Medal was awarded for service in a theatre of war between 5…
  Person ID	I10050	Tucker Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2009

  
  

  Father	William Joseph Langley   d. 02 May 1911, Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
  Mother	Vida Jane Brown,   b. 1869, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia d. 11 Jan 1907, Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	1891	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia
  Family ID	F3168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart