Date of Birth
28 April 1891
College
Borough Road College
Job(s)
Teacher in Leicester
Service number
13074
WW1 rank
Air Mechanic
RAF/Royal Flying Corps, 1st Class
Theatre of war
Unknown
Date of death
29 August 1916
Buried/memorial
Leicester (Welford Road) Cemetery, Leicester (Grave/Memorial reference: K. “U”. 559)
Biography
Airman 1st Class John Thomas Langton was the son of William Henry and Clara Langton and attended Borough Road College for two years, graduating in 1913 with a BSc Intermediate Science certificate. Whilst at the college he competed in an inter-college sports day. He died on 29 August 1916 aged 25.
Sources
Entry on p.86 [Roll of Honour page], Mentioned on Framed Borough Road College Roll of Honour, BFSS/2/9/8/4, Borough Road College 1908 applications, 1912 Annual report