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Surname: LANG
Forename(s): Archibald Hislop
Place of Birth: Blackpool, Lancashire
Service No: 58506
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: York and Lancaster Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 2nd Battalion
Division: 6th Division
Age: 31
Date of Death: 1918-10-22
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: IV. E. 10.
CWGC Cemetery: TOURGEVILLE MILITARY CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Archibald Hislop Lang was the son of James and Alice Lang, née Whiteside. James was born at Blackburn and Alice at Great Eccleston, Lancashire.
1891 Salterforth, Yorkshire Census: Hayfield - Archibald H. Lang, aged 4 years, born Blackpool, Lancashire, son of James and Alice Lang.
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: Stopes House - Archibald I. Lang, aged 14 years, born Blackpool. Lancashire, son of James and Alice Lang.
1911 Salterforth, Yorkshire Census: Anchor Inn - Archibald Hislop Lang, aged 24 years, born Blackpool, Lancashire, son of James and Alice Lang.
Archibald was married to Mary Alty in 1912.
The British Army Service Record for Archibald Hislop Lang exists but may be incomplete.
A short biography of Archibald is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
LANG, A. H., aged 31, York and Lancs. Regt., 20, Cobden Street, [Barnoldswick], died of wounds, Oct. 22, 1918.
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Private Archibald Hislop LANG
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: York and Lancaster Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 6th Division
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01 November 1918
BARNOLDSWICK – THE WAR'S TOLL: Private A. H. Lang
Private A. H. Lang, York and Lancs. Regiment, died at Trouville (France) on the 22nd October from gunshot wounds received in action a fortnight earlier. He leaves a wife and one child residing at 20 Cobden Street, Barnoldswick. The news of his death, received by wire on Friday last, came as a great blow after reassuring letters conveying hopes of recovery. Private Lang, who was 31 years of age, was called to the Colours in May last and had only been in France three weeks before being wounded. He was formerly a taper employed by Mr. J. W. Horsfield, Butts Mill.
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01 November 1918
Barnoldswick Casualties
Pte. A.H. Lang, York and Lancs. Regiment, died at Trouville (France) on the 22nd October, from gun-shot wounds received in action a fortnight earlier. He leaves a wife and one child residing at 20, Cobden Street, Barnoldswick. The news of his death, received by wire on Friday, came as a great blow after re-assuring letters conveying hopes of recovery. Pte. Lang, who was 31 years of age, was called to the colours in May last, and had only been in France three weeks before being wounded. He was formerly a taper employed by Mr. J.W. Horsfield, Butts Mill.
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