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Charles Edward Langdon

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Langdon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    NZ43705 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    21 August 1918 AWMM Hawera, Taranaki AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • A.G. Langson (father), Box 144, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Mother: Mrs. C. M. Langdon. Box 144, Hawera AWMM
    • WW2 Mr. & Mrs. A. G. Langdon of Hawera AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    • Ground Training School, Rongotai AWMM
    • No. 1 EFTS, Taieri AWMM
    • No.1 FTS, Wigram AWMM
    • RAF, Uxbridge AWMM
    • No. 12 OTU, Benson AWMM
    • Air Gunners' School AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed on air operations AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Arthur Garner Langdon and Charlotte Maria Langdon, of Hawera, Taranaki

    Educated at Hawera High School. First employment was with Egmont Box Co. Ltd as a costing clerk.

    Applied for enrolment in the Civil Reserve of Pilots in 1938, but was unsuccessful.

    Applied for short service commission in RAF in 2 February 1939 and was accepted four months later.

    Awarded flying badge mid-February 1940.

    Acting Pilot Officer 20 September 1939

    Pilot Officer 8 June 1940

    Portrait in Wynn, K. (1981). The Battle of Britain: 10 July- 31 October 1940. Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers.

    Attended Hawera High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845612)) AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    26 February 1941 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Mediterranean AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Malta Memorial, Malta AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Wynn, K. (1981). A clasp for "The Few". Auckland. N.Z.: Author. AWMM
    • Wynn, K. (1989). Men of the Battle of Britain. Norwich, England: Gliddon Books. AWMM
    • The Evening Post AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • Wynn, K. (1981). A clasp for "The Few". Auckland. N.Z.: Author. AWMM
      Wynn, K. (1981). p. 249-250 AWMM
    • Ministry for Culture and Heritage. (2012). New Zealanders serving with RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain, 10 July – 31 October 1940. [A list compiled by Ministry for Culture and Heritage with Errol Martyn]. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ib - Ly. Archives New Zealand (R17845612) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM

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