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.
Langan, John James –
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: King's Shropshire Light Infantry
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- 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