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Title: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: ENERIJOHN on Saturday 30 May 15 15:44 BST (UK)
Hello
I am looking to find any information on Captain James Corbett Lang KOSB who met his death on 12th July during the Gallipoli Campaign, ie his family,home town etc. Thank you.
Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: Treetotal on Saturday 30 May 15 15:50 BST (UK)
Is this him John:

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/690134/LANG,%20J%20C

Carol
Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: Treetotal on Saturday 30 May 15 16:00 BST (UK)
Hi John...There is a Probate entry for 1920...James Corbet Lang, KOSB died on or since 12th July 1915 on active service confirmation of Widow: Mary Lilian Mustard or Lang.

Carol
Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: Treetotal on Saturday 30 May 15 16:10 BST (UK)
Here is the marriage:


Marriages Sep 1907   

LANG  James Corbet    Bromley 
MUSTARD  Mary Lilian     Bromley 

Carol

Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: Treetotal on Saturday 30 May 15 17:09 BST (UK)
It's a long shot but the closest match I could find was James Lang married to Lilian...living in County Down, Ireland and he was a Captain in the regular forces..born in Canada in 1875 ...you can carry out a free search here;

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

Carol
Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: ENERIJOHN on Saturday 30 May 15 19:08 BST (UK)
Hello Carla
Thank you for the information on James C Lang. I have downloaded the image of Helles and register. I am not certain that your J Lang's marriage  is my one. I was hoping he would have been a Border man. I will keep searching as I have just started my search on this person.  Eneri.
Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 31 May 15 00:19 BST (UK)
Quote from: Treetotal on Saturday 30 May 15 16:00 BST (UK)
Hi John...There is a Probate entry for 1920...James Corbet Lang, KOSB died on or since 12th July 1915 on active service confirmation of Widow: Mary Lilian Mustard or Lang.

Carol

Hi Eneri....This probate record matches the death date, name and regiment that you gave us to work on....so that makes the marriage correct.

Carol
Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: ev on Sunday 31 May 15 08:34 BST (UK)
Hi all ,

Were his parents Gavin Lang and Frances Mary Corbet ?
http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Fasti_Ecclesia_Scoticana_The_Succession_of_Ministers_in_the_Church_of_v6_1000684214/475

The text is a bit mixed up but the dates are there -
Quote
James Corbet, captain K.O.S.B., born 29th Aug. 1874, killed in Gallipoli, ,,,,,,,,,,,, 12th July 1915

Carol , looks like this family were in Canada in the 1870's.



ev
Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 31 May 15 08:51 BST (UK)
Good find....The only match I found for him in the UK him was on the Irish 1911 census as being born in Canada....so it all fits.
Carol
Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: ev on Sunday 31 May 15 09:09 BST (UK)
Found another link -

http://www.mocavo.com/Fasti-Ecclesia-Scoticana-the-Succession-of-Ministers-in-the-Church-of-Scotland-From-the-Reformation-Volume-6/812598/480



ev
Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: ENERIJOHN on Sunday 31 May 15 11:55 BST (UK)
 Thanks to all for  your advice regarding Captain James Corbett Lang.  It certainly gives me plenty to work on, given time I will sort him out  I would still like to find out if he lived at any time in the Borders. I will return.  :)
Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: ENERIJOHN on Sunday 31 May 15 12:08 BST (UK)
Just logged into Mocavo That is amazing, Don't know how you do it.
Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 31 May 15 15:07 BST (UK)
According to Scotland census records Gavin Lang...Father of James Corbert Lang was born in Glassford, Lanarkshire in 1835 and as Ev has already found...he was married to Francis Mary Corbert.
He was in Scotland in 1841 & 1851 and by 1871 & 1881 was in Canada...but back in Scotland on the 1901 census.

1901 Census
address: Culduthel Rd. Mayfield, Inverness
Lang Gavin age... 65yrs...  1836 Head...Occ. Parish Minister ( Second Charge)
Lang Francis Mary...age 65yrs
Anna Gavina...age 31 yrs.
Johanna Urquart...age 17yrs.

Marriage:

Name:  Gavin Lang
Spouse:  Frances Mary Corbet
Marriage:  13 Jun 1865 - Old Machar,Aberdeen,Scotland

Birth:
Name:  Gavin Lang
Birth:  21 Jul 1835 - , Glassford, Lanark, Scotland
Baptism:  , Glassford, Lanark, Scotland


Departure List:
Name:  James Lang
Birth:  abt 1875
Departure:  12 Jul 1907 - Glasgow, Scotland
Destination:  Montreal, Canada

Carol
Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 31 May 15 15:42 BST (UK)
Hi Eneri..There is a medal card on Ancestry for Cpt. James Corbet Lang showing that he was awarded the Victory Medal, British Medal and the 15 Star.
Application for the medals on 22-8-1921 on behalf of her late husband was made by Mrs. M. L. Lang of Moira Cottage, Colinton, Midlothian.
Carol
Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: ENERIJOHN on Sunday 31 May 15 16:42 BST (UK)
I must thank you all once again and will take note of all your information. but for now it is time for T. eneri.  :)
Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 31 May 15 17:41 BST (UK)
Captain James C. Lang is mentioned here on the Helles memorial Eneri:

http://www.gallipoli.com.tr/if_stones_could_speak/the_helles_memorial.htm

Carol
Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: ENERIJOHN on Sunday 31 May 15 19:52 BST (UK)
thank you, I found that one myself yesterday. eneri.
Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 31 May 15 19:54 BST (UK)
Good....I'll leave the rest to you now then.
Carol
Title: Re: ww1 Gallipoli soldier.
Post by: ENERIJOHN on Monday 01 June 15 11:09 BST (UK)
 thank you once again for all the help. looking forward to getting it all in order. Any idea where I can find an image of this person?
eneri   :)