We remember Thomas Young Lang

We remember Thomas Young Lang

Timeline

Timeline

1897
birth Source:8662872 1897
1914
appointments Rifleman Source:6644473 5th November 1914
1914
service British Army Private 6756 Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion Source:6644473 5th November 1914
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6644473 5th November 1914
1916
dates Age 19 Source:8662872 20th July 1916
1916
service British Army Private 200308 Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion Source:8662872 20th July 1916
location 128 Bain St, Glasgow United Kingdom parents address Source:8662872
1916
death Killed in Action Medal roll for 1914 Star records only "Presumed died". The battalion suffered heavy casualties in the attack on High Wood on this date. Source:8662858 20th July 1916
burial Serre Road Cemetery No 2 CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Beaumont Hamel Concentration of Graves Burial Return records body found at map reference 57.C.S.4.d.05.45. Identified from G.S. uniform, boots and titles France XXIII.E.8 Source:8662872

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Thomas Young
Initials TY
Last Name Lang
Source 8662872
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
128 Bain St, Glasgow United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 6756 Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion Private
British Army 200308 Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth Lang mother
John Lang father

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Edwin2371
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Edwin2371

External Evidence

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Digital Collections of the National Library of Australia Edwin2371
Ancestry Website Edwin2371
Ancestry Website Edwin2371

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