Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2308447

Reference: WO372/11

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

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UPP: GBM/MCI/2310955

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9380030

Title: L/Cpl John Lang No 6032 8th Kings Royal Rifle Corp

Description: In uniform before promotion and winning the Military Medal

Connected by: John142259

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ID: 9380065

Name: Not known

Reference: Not known

Title: Not available

Connected by: John142259

Additional: The name and date of birth/death are confirmed from my photo of gravestone

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ID: 9386068

Title: Grave of L/Corporal John Lang MM at Bronfay Farm.

Description: Gravestone at Bronfay Farm, Bray-sur-Somme, France. Shows date of death and birth (at bottom 18th April 1894)

Connected by: John142259

Additional: John Lang was born on 18 April 1894 at 45 Kempock Street, Gourock (subsequently renumbered as 55). His father, William Lang, ran a plumbers business from No 53. John went to the schools then in Binnie Street and was a member of the Church Boy`s Brigade. He was later an apprentice plumber to his father. In 1910 he moved with his family from Kempock Street to Victoria Villa (now Dalyreck,No17) Broomberry Drive. On 25 October 1914 John volunteered for the Army (“He took the King`s Shilling”) and enlisted as a Rifleman in the 8th Battalion in the King`s Royal Rifle Corps. He went to France in May 1915 and was awarded the Military Medal for gallant conduct for rescuing comrades under heavy fire near Arras on 20 April 1916. He was promoted to Lance Corporal. Subsequently, to beat the Army Censor, he signed his last pro-forma Field Service Post Card home “D V Wood” to let his parents know he was at Delville Wood on the Somme battlefront. He was mortally wounded there by a bullet in the eye.

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ID: 9405817

Title: John Lang's Medals

Description: John received the following medals left to right in the photo: Military Medal (25th April 1916 for conspicuous bravery on the field) - 1915 Star - War Service Medal - Victory Medal

Connected by: Karen143270

Additional: Medals from family collection

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ID: 9594844

Title: Letter Home from John Lang - Page 1

Description: Typed up version of a letter John Lang wrote to his father, William Lang, which was published in the Gourock Times on Saturday 30th October 1915

Connected by: Karen143270

Additional: This letter was typed up from the original Gourock Times article, from the family collection.

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ID: 9594852

Title: Letter Home from John Lang – Page 2

Description: Typed up version of a letter John Lang wrote to his father, William Lang, which was published in the Gourock Times on Saturday 30th October 1915

Connected by: Karen143270

Additional: This letter was typed up from the original Gourock Times article, from the family collection.