LANGRISH, Timaru Frank
(Service number 24/1105)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs. Annie Langrish (mother), Clyde Street, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | D Company | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Munganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua, or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigrade, 2nd Battalion, 3rd | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 Sept 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | A.I.F. Burial Ground, Flers, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Memorial plaque, St Mary's Church, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of George Edward Langrish and Annie langrish of Hugh Street., Timaru. Played for Zingari. Employee of Ferguson & Co., Motor and Carriage Builders, presented with a wristlet watch.
Sources
Cenotaph database (October 2014); NZ Historical BDM records (bdmhistoricalrecords,dai.govt.nz); Timary Herald 25 Sept 1914 & 26 May 1915 (http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/)
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Ann Munro, SC branch NZSG
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