Charles Langtree
| Charles Langtree | |||
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 Langtree in 1900 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Henry Langtree | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Moonee Ponds, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 3 August 1916 (aged 33) | ||
| Place of death | Corbie, France | ||
| Original team(s) | Haileybury College | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1900 | Collingwood | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1900. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Charles Henry Langtree (23 April 1883 – 3 August 1916) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
He was wounded in World War I while serving with the British Army, and later died of his injuries.
Family
[edit]The son of Charles William Langtree (1848–1899),[1][2][3] and Jeannie Langtree (-1915), née McCracken,[4][5] Charles Henry Langtree was born at Moonee Ponds, Victoria on 23 April 1883.[6] He was the grandson of Alexander McCracken (1856–1915), the first president of the VFL.
He grew up on the family property, "Ulundi", at Warrenbayne in north-eastern Victoria.
Education
[edit]He was educated at Haileybury College, where he excelled at both cricket and football and at Dookie College.[7]
Football
[edit]Langtree "attended Dookie College before being recruited to Collingwood as 'an old boy' from Haileybury College".[8]
Having played for a Collingwood team a week earlier (21 July 1900) in a match against a Bright District team,[9] he played his only senior VFL game, at the age of 17, against St Kilda at the Junction Oval on 28 July 1900.[10][11]
He enlisted in the British Army in World War I, and served in the 159th Brigade Royal Field Artillery with the rank of Lieutenant.
Death
[edit]He died of wounds sustained in action (in the Battle of the Somme) on 3 August 1916.[12][13][14][15][16][17]
He is buried at Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, in Corbie, France.
His name is recorded on the Warrenbayne War Memorial.[18][19]
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Presentation to Mr. C.W. Langtreee, The Ballarat Star, (Saturday, 13 July 1889), p.4.
- ^ Death of Mr. C.W. Langtree, The Argus, (Monday, 23 January 1899), p.5.
- ^ Deaths: Langtree, The Prahran Telegraph, (Saturday, 28 January 1899), p.5.
- ^ Marriages: Langtree—McCracken, The Argus, (Friday, 16 October 1874), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Langtree, The Leader, (Saturday, 20 February 1915), p.56.
- ^ Births: Langtree, The Age, (Saturday, 28 April 1883), p1.
- ^ 'Franziska', "Mainly About People", The (Perth) Daily News, (Thursday, 24 August 1916), p3.
- ^ McFarlane, Glenn, "Club Stories: One Shot at Glory", Collingwood Forever.
- ^ Bright, The Ovens and Murray Advertiser, (Saturday, 28 July 1900), p.12.
- ^ Collingwood had rested six of its most experienced players – Arthur Leach, Bill Proudfoot, Charlie Sime, Alby Tame, Doug Watsford, and George Williams – following the team's visit to north-eastern Victoria.
- ^ It was also Bob Carmichael's only VFL game.
- ^ Deaths: Langtree, The Age, (Friday, 11 August 1916), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Langtree, The Argus, (Friday, 11 August 1916), p.1.
- ^ Dookie College Boy Killed, The Shepparton Advertiser, (Monday, 14 August 1916), p3.
- ^ Roll of Honor: Lieut. C.H. Langtree (Died of wounds), The Benalla Standard, (Tuesday, 15 August 1916), p.3.
- ^ Will, The Ballarat Star, (Wednesday, 10 January 1917), p.4.
- ^ In Memoriam: On Active Service, The Argus, (Friday, 3 August 1917), p.1.
- ^ Memorial to Fallen Soldiers Unveiled at Warrenbayne, The Euroa Advertiser, (Friday, 11 June 1920), p.4.
- ^ Warrenbayne War Memorial, Monument Australia.
References
[edit]
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Main, J. & Allen, D., "Langtree, Charles", pp. 96–97 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen – The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. ISBN 1-74095-010-0
- "73. Lieutenant Charles Henry Langtree", p.13 in Batchelder, A,, Melbourne Cricket Club Roll of Honour 1914-1918, Melbourne Cricket Club.
- Commemorative Roll: Lieutenant Charles Henry Langtree, Australian War Memorial.
External links
[edit]- Charles Langtree's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Charles Langtree at AustralianFootball.com
- Charles Langtree, at Collingwood Forever.
- Lieutenant Charles Henry Langtree, at Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- 1883 births
- 1916 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Collingwood Football Club players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Field Artillery officers
- British military personnel killed in the Battle of the Somme
- Burials in Hauts-de-France
- Military personnel from Melbourne
- People from Moonee Ponds, Victoria