LANCE CORPORAL E.J. LANGTON, 39TH BATTALION AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, WOUNDED IN ACTION, 3RD BATTLE OF YPRES, PASSCHENDAELE, 12/10/1917. Two: British War and Victory Medals (officially impressed: L-CPL. E.J. LANGTON. 39-BN. A.I.F.). Mounted court style for display, Almost Extremely Fine.
Group accompanied by biographical details and 10 pages copied service papers.
Edward Joseph Langton was born in 1894 in Footscray, Victoria. He enlisted at Melbourne on 17/2/1916. At the time of enlistment he was 21 years and 5 months old, stated that he was born in Yarraville, Victoria, gave his trade as that of cigar maker, employed by States Tobacco Company of Beckett Street, Melbourne, that his father was deceased and gave his next of kin as his re-married mother, Mrs Theodocia Brideson of 12 James Street, Footscray, Victoria. After enlisting, Langton was posted for service with the 39th Battalion, embarked at Melbourne on 27/5/1916 for England, disembarking at Devonport on 18/7/1916 and landed in France, via Southampton, on 23/11/1916. Langton was wounded in action on 12/10/1917, Passchendaele, gunshot wound to the head. He was invalided to England on 5/11/1917, repatriated to Australia on 8/8/1918 and discharged on 19/10/1918.
The 39th Battalion was serving with the 10th Brigade, 3rd Australian Division, when Langton was wounded in action.
Joseph Langton died in Caulfield, Victoria in 1984, at 90 years of age.
