LANGDON, Harry Thomas

Credit: CWGC

Squadron Serjeant Major

10th Hussars

Prince of Wales Own Royal Regiment

Harry was born 1881in Newport to Harry & Annie (nee SEXTON) LANGDON who were living at 14 Ash Road, Newport. He joined the Army at an early age & posted to the 10th Hussars becoming an "exceedingly" good horseman & polo player.

He served with the Regiment in the Anglo Boer War (1899-1902). In 1905 he completed his signals course whilst stationed in India & would become the signals instructor for the regiment until the outbreak of the Great War, sailing from Cape Town, South Africa where he had been stationed since 1912, he arrived in Belgium with the regiment on the 8th October 1914.

On the 11th of April 1917 Harry, aged 36, was killed by German shelling at the Battle of Monchy le Preux on one of the darkest days for the 10th Hussars during the war, with 27 men killed & 157 wounded. Harry has no known grave & is commemorated on the Arras Memorial in Faubourg d'Amiens cemetery.

Harry is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Sons & Daughters Commemorated Far From Home

Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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The image is of the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery & Memorial in Belgium.