A Collection of Medals to Great War Casualties

Pair: Rifleman W. C. Langridge, 6th Battalion (City of London Rifles), London Regiment, who was killed on the Western Front on 23 July 1917

British War and Victory Medals (6456 Pte. W. C. Langridge. Lond. R.); Memorial Plaque (William Charles Langridge); Memorial Scroll ‘Rfn. William Charles Langridge, London Regiment.’, all mounted in a large glazed display frame together with a photograph of the recipient, extremely fine (4) £140-£180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to Great War Casualties.

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William Charles Langridge was born in Croydon, Surrey, in 1897 and attested there for the Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment. Transferring to the 6th (City of London Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment, he served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 September 1916, and was killed on 23 July 1917. A contemporary newspaper cutting records the circumstances of his death:
‘Rifleman W. C. Langridge, of the London Regiment, was killed instantly by a bomb exploding in his pocket after having returned from a successful bombing raid on 23 July. He was 20 years of age and had been on active service for 11 months. Letters from his officers and comrades say what a good soldier he was and that he was a great favourite with them all and is greatly missed.’

Langridge has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Sold with copied research.

Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement with Christopher Mellor-Hill.