George Furner Langley
| George Furner Langley | |
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Brigadier George Langley, commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, in July 1943
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| Born |
1 May 1891 South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Died | 24 August 1971 (aged 80) Killara, New South Wales |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1913–1934 1940–1944 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands held |
2nd Infantry Brigade (1942–44) 38th Battalion (1940–42) 4th Light Horse Regiment (1925–29) 20th Light Horse Regiment (1920–24) 5th Light Horse Brigade (1919) 14th Light Horse Regiment (1918–19) 1st (Australian) Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps (1916–18) |
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Efficiency Decoration Mentioned in Despatches (4) Commander's Cross of the Order of the White Eagle (Serbia) |
Brigadier George Furner Langley, CBE, DSO, ED (1 May 1891 – 24 August 1971) was an Australian soldier who served in both the First and Second World Wars. He was also an educationist, and the headmaster of a number of high schools in Victoria.
Langley was born on 1 May 1891 in Port Melbourne. He gained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Melbourne and teaching qualifications from Melbourne Teachers' College and taught at Williamstown High School, then at the Mansfield Agricultural High School in Mansfield, Victoria until the outbreak of the First World War.
Langley enlisted as a private in the 21st Battalion and was commissioned as a lieutenant on 24 March 1915. After training, the battalion was en route to Gallipoli on 2 September 1915 when the ship on which it was traveling, the Southland, was torpedoed. Langley helped with the evacuation of the ship until he collapsed. He and his battalion eventually landed at Gallipoli and remained there until evacuation in December.
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