Langan, John James –

Son of Michael and Mary Jane Langan, of 63, Crompton Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Florence Langan (now Brown), of 7, Short Street, Common Road, Earlestown, Lancashire. Formerly served with the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, mobilised for war service as a reservist.

Personal details

  • Surname: Langan
  • Forename: John James
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Pendlebury, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 31
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 23rd, 1914
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 7097
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 8.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Chronicle: 03/04/1915
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 13/11/1914 05/02/1915 05/01/1917 23/02/1917 06/07/1917 18/01/1918

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