Charles LANGRIDGE

Regimental number648
Place of birthYorkshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
Address193 KingWilliam Road, Hyde Park, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34.9
Height5' 4.25"
Weight131 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs M T Langridge, 193 King William Road, Hyde Park, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the 10th Regiment, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMorphettville, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
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Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date25 June 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Reported missing, 10 June 1917; subsequently reported captured at Messines; repatriated from Germany, arrived England, 5 December 1918.

Diagnosed with premature senility by Medical Board, January 1919 ('Treated very badly in Germany. Was very poorly fed for over eight months in Germany.')

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nevasa', 5 March 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 18 April 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 25 June 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 August 1925
Age at death47
Place of burialAIF Cemetery (Row 7 West, Grave 14), West terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, LANGRIDGE Charles