John Langham
In 1911 he was an apprentice in the hosiery trade.
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John Langham was born in 1895 at Nottingham, he was the son of John Alfred an ironmongers manager and Norah Annie Langham nee Chapman, and the brother of George, Jona , Gena and Nora Langham of .30 Magdala Road Mapperley Park Nottingham.
His father John Alfred was born in 1867 at Walton by Kingston, Leicestershire, his mother Norah Annie Chapman was born in 1866 at Notingham, they were married on 24th May 1894 at Nottingham they went on to have 5 children.
In 1911 they lived at 26 Annesley Grove Nottingham, John Alfred 43 yrs is an iron mongers manager, he is living with his wife Norah Annie 45 yrs and their children, John 16 yrs an apprentice, George 14 yrs a pupil Jona 13 yrs a scholar and Nora 8 yrs a scholar.
Attached 10th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)He served in the ranks with the London Regiment as a private with numbers 5345 and 552360 and became second lieutenant with 7th (Robin Hood) Battalion The Sherwood Foresters 28/11/1917. He transferred as second lieutenant to 10th Battalion on 19/4/1918 and was killed in Lowland Support Trench Fins Ridge. Commemorated Vis-en-Artois Memorial
He was born A/M/J/1895 so may have been 23 when killed.He is shown in the Absent Voters List for 1918 (Manvers Ward) as a lieutenant with 3/7th battalion Sherwood Foresters and living at 30 Magdala Road Nottingham.Research Rachel Farrand
Photo of John Langham
Vis-En-Artois Memorial, France, courtesy of the cwgc