L Cpl David Kennedy Lang

[Malcolm]

Scottish National War Memorial has him as LONG.

Surname LONG

Firstname David K

Service Number 331312

Date Death 12/04/1918

Decoration

Place of birth Glasgow

Other 9th Bn. (T.).

SNWM roll THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY

Rank L/Cpl

Theatre of death F.& F.

SNWM has it wrong so I'll notify them.

Name: LANG, DAVID KENNEDY

Initials: D K

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Lance Corporal

Regiment: Highland Light Infantry

Unit Text: 9th (Glasgow Hds.) Bn.

Age: 21

Date of Death: 12/04/1918

Service No: 331312

Additional information: Son of David K. Lang, of 251, Springburn Rd., Glasgow, and the late Margaret Wilson Lang.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: I. Q. 21.

Cemetery: GODEWAERSVELDE BRITISH CEMETERY

Cemetery: GODEWAERSVELDE BRITISH CEMETERY

Country: France

Locality: Nord

Visiting Information: Wheelchair access to this cemtery with some difficulty. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.

Location Information: Godewaersvelde is a village near the Belgian border, about 16 kilometres south-west of Ieper (in Belgium), and is half-way between Poperinge (in Belgium) and Hazebrouck (in France). The British Cemetery is a little east of the village.

Historical Information: The cemetery was begun in July 1917 when three casualty clearing stations were moved to Godewaersvelde. The 37th and the 41st buried in it until November 1917, the 11th until April 1918, and from April to August 1918, during the German offensive in Flanders, field ambulance and fighting units carried on the burials. After the Armistice, the graves of five soldiers of the 110th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery were brought in from a point nearer the Mont des Cats and in May 1953, four graves in Godewaersvelde Churchyard were moved into the cemetery. A considerable French plot was made on the terrace at the higher end of the cemetery in May and June 1918, but the graves were later removed. Godewaersvelde British Cemetery now contains 972 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, and 19 German war graves. The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker.

No. of Identified Casualties: 988

From 9th HLI War Diary

[10 April 1918: transit - about 2 miles northeast to Aubigny (about 10 miles west of Arras)]

The Battalion paraded at 9am to proceed to a new area but was stopped by counter orders and returned to billets.

6.30pm: Orders received from 100th Bde to be ready to move at ½ hrs notice.

7.45pm: Orders received to move off at 8.20pm and entrain at AUBIGNY. Cooker and water carts to accompany the battalion. Remainder of transport to move by road at 8am tomorrow.

8.50pm: Battalion moves off and arrives at AUBIGNY about 10.15pm.

[11 April 1918: transit - about 30 miles north - from Aubigny to Méteren (just west of Bailleul, about 11 miles southwest of Ypres) and then on - about 4 miles east - to Ravensberg (just west of front line near Neuve-Eglise - about 4 miles northwest of Armentières)]

2.30am: Train leaves for CAESTRE and arrives about 9am.

10.30am: Battalion moves off by march route to METEREN, arriving there about 1pm.

Posts are put out to ticket road to BAILLEUL and adjacent roads.

5.15pm: Battalion receives orders to proceed to RAVELSBURG to be in reserve and attached to 25th Division. The 2nd Worcesters and 16th KRRC are in the front line south of NEUVE EGLISE and about 2 kilometres due east of the NEUVE EGLISE - NIEPPE road in squares T 21 and T 27 approximately. We have a line of outposts on the above road between CUSTOM HOUSE and NEUVE EGLISE. “B” Coy furnish these posts. “C” Coy is in position near AUX TROIS ROIS Cabt and 2 Coys in reserve at VAUXHALL CAMP.

3.30pm:We were shelled out of this camp about 8am.The medical officer was severely wounded. We had a few men killed and wounded.

“A” Coy were sent forward to the assistance of the KRRC about 11.30am in accordance with a report from 75th Bde that assistance was urgently required there but on arrival all was quiet.

Late last night “C” Coy were ordered to take up a position on HILL 75.

HQs at junction of WATERLOO and RAVELSBERG Rds.

We received orders at 2.30pm to be ready to take over a one Coy frontage in the front line, taking over from the 75th Infy Bde, but owing to a hostile attack this was cancelled. “A” Coy counter attacked the enemy in their attempts to assist the 2nd Worcesters and KRRC and things soon quietened down.

[12 April 1918: transit - about 1 mile south - from Ravensberg to front line near Neuve-Eglise]

AUX TROIS ROIS CABT 6pm: On hearing of the hostile attack, Headquarters Coy and the minimum reserve from “B” Echelon were sent forward. Headquarters details were sent to the left with “C” Coy and the minimum reserve under Major Chalmers were sent to the right. The left was on the forward slope of Hill 75 south of the RAVELSBERG ROAD in T 14c & d squares and our right was near CUSTOM HOUSE. “A” Coy were very much depleted in numbers after the counter attack which had been delivered and led with the greatest gallantry. 2/Lt W Ross was killed. 2/Lt PA Moodie who was in command of “A” Coy was severely wounded and 2/Lt Watt and a good portion of 2 platoons were missing after the action. Coy Sgt Major Caldwell took command of the Coy. He was afterwards wounded himself. “D” Coy were now moved from VAUXHALL CAMP to lay in support from HILL 75 to CUSTOM HOUSE.

6.30pm: 38th Arty Bde advised that the line was now running north and south about 100 yards east of the NEUVE EGLISE – NIEPPE Road.

6.40pm: Major Donaldson and the minimum reserve of the 2nd Worcestershires were sent forward to S 25 central to support “A” Coy, now under the command of 2/Lt WB Metcalfe.

7pm: Reported 4 Officers and 50 Other Ranks as being our estimated losses up to the present.

7pm: KORTEPYP [Kort Pijp] was reported to be still held by 16th KRRC. The KRR position on night of 12/13 was as follows.

KRR, details of Border Regt, 6th SW Borderers, 9th Cheshires under Col Bunt of Border Regt holding line from X roads at KRR HQs along KORTEPYP - NEUVE EGLISE Road.

From these crossroads East to junction LEINSTER Road and KORTEPYP Road is held by one Coy KRR and one Coy S Lancs.

Thence north along LEINSTER Rd by one Coy of KRRC with posts out to old front line.

One Coy KRRC in support behind these 1½ Coys.

11.45pm: A reconnaissance by 2/Lt Garvie and 20 men sent out to search NEUVE EGLISE found the village unoccupied.

Aye

Malcolm

[Will O'Brien]

Raising a glass to the memory of David tonight

[chrisharley9]

SDGW also shows him as LONG

Born & Enlisted Glasgow

DOW

[chrisharley9]

MIC shows name as Lang