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Charles Langtree

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Charles Langtree
Langtree in 1900
Personal information
Full name Charles Henry Langtree
Date of birth (1883-04-23)23 April 1883
Place of birth Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Date of death 3 August 1916(1916-08-03) (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

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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

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He was educated at Haileybury College, where he excelled at both cricket and football and at Dookie College.[7]

Football

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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

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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

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Presentation to Mr. C.W. Langtreee, The Ballarat Star, (Saturday, 13 July 1889), p.4.
  2. ^ Death of Mr. C.W. Langtree, The Argus, (Monday, 23 January 1899), p.5.
  3. ^ Deaths: Langtree, The Prahran Telegraph, (Saturday, 28 January 1899), p.5.
  4. ^ Marriages: Langtree—McCracken, The Argus, (Friday, 16 October 1874), p.1.
  5. ^ Deaths: Langtree, The Leader, (Saturday, 20 February 1915), p.56.
  6. ^ Births: Langtree, The Age, (Saturday, 28 April 1883), p1.
  7. ^ 'Franziska', "Mainly About People", The (Perth) Daily News, (Thursday, 24 August 1916), p3.
  8. ^ McFarlane, Glenn, "Club Stories: One Shot at Glory", Collingwood Forever.
  9. ^ Bright, The Ovens and Murray Advertiser, (Saturday, 28 July 1900), p.12.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ It was also Bob Carmichael's only VFL game.
  12. ^ Deaths: Langtree, The Age, (Friday, 11 August 1916), p.1.
  13. ^ Deaths: Langtree, The Argus, (Friday, 11 August 1916), p.1.
  14. ^ Dookie College Boy Killed, The Shepparton Advertiser, (Monday, 14 August 1916), p3.
  15. ^ Roll of Honor: Lieut. C.H. Langtree (Died of wounds), The Benalla Standard, (Tuesday, 15 August 1916), p.3.
  16. ^ Will, The Ballarat Star, (Wednesday, 10 January 1917), p.4.
  17. ^ In Memoriam: On Active Service, The Argus, (Friday, 3 August 1917), p.1.
  18. ^ Memorial to Fallen Soldiers Unveiled at Warrenbayne, The Euroa Advertiser, (Friday, 11 June 1920), p.4.
  19. ^ Warrenbayne War Memorial, Monument Australia.

References

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  • 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.
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