Frank William Langille was born one of 8 children of William Henry Langille and Priscilla Jane Lynds on December 28, 1897 in Malagash, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.. He was my 7th cousin, once removed.
On finishing school, he went to work as a Labourer and also joined the 76th Battalion, Canadian Militia where he got his initial military training.
With the outbreak of the war in 1914, Frank was eager to enlist and, in fact, did so on his 18th birthday. His attestation papers describe him as a tall young man - 5'11 1/4" tall with blue eyes and fair hair. His religious affiliation was listed as Baptist.
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Posted overseas almost immediately, he spent nearly 3 years in the battlefields of Belgium and France. At some time during this period, he must have been promoted, as he was awarded the Military Medal which was designated for Warrant Officers or Non-commissioned Officers for individual or associated acts of bravery on the recommendation of a Commander-in-Chief in the field.
On the 18th day of October 1918, while armistice talks were well under way, Frank William Langille was killed in action in the Pas de Calais, France. He was just 20 years old and was buried with full military honours in the Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais France.
His widowed mother received the Silver Cross medal for her sacrifice to her country.
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