Name
Harry Maurision Langdale
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
01/07/1918
19
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
31076
Bedfordshire Regiment
2nd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
POZIERES MEMORIAL
Panel 28 and 29.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour, Barnet memorials not yet fully researched(*1)
Pre War
Son of Elizabeth Rose RIVETT (formerly LANGDALE, nee CORDWELL).
Elizabeth married first Arthur Alliston LANGDALE 1888 in the Barnet, Herts, district; he died 1893 in the Barnet district aged 29. She remarried 1904 in the Watford district to William RIVETT. William died 1929 in the Watford district aged 60; Elizabeth died 1947 in Watford aged 79, and was buried 14 April in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford.
Harry was born 1898 in Barnet, and baptised 2 February 1904 at St Mary’s, Watford. He resided in Watford.
On the 1901 Census, aged 2 he lived in East Barnet, with his mother and three siblings. On the 1911 Census, at school aged 13 he lived in Watford, with his mother, step-father and six siblings.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Bedford; was entitled to the Victory and British War medlas, and was killed in action.
Additional Information
Unfortunately, Harry’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing. *1 If known, the ‘Barnet’ memorial is given, however ‘Barnet’ now appears to be the generic name for many historically separate Hertfordshire locations with Barnet in their name. While we try to unravel these – any help gratefully received! – we have to record ‘Barnet’. It may be that a person appears on several historical ‘barnets’. As this work is done, we will add further detail.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
