LANGFORD, PTE. THOMAS S. Reg, #3111033
Thomas Langford was born February 14, 1888 in Spence Township, the son of Thomas Samuel Langford and Susannah Blakely.
At the time of the 1891 and 1901 censuses, the family lived in Spence. By the time of the 1911 census, the Langford family lived in Magnetawan on Sparks Street.
Following the war (at the time of the 1921 census), Thomas was living back in Spence Twp. as a lodger with the Brown family.
On October 26, 1926 Thomas married Martha Ellen Bell in Spence Township
(Martha Ellen BellAge: 32Birth Date: abt 1889Birth Place: Spence, OntarioMarriage Date: 26 Oct 1921Marriage Location: Parry Sound DistrictMarriage County or District: Parry SoundFather: Mr Isaae BellMother: Sarah Nelson
"The newlyweds voyaged to the Pickeral River near Port Loring to work at a tourist lodge. Their daugher Oram was born there. .... after three years the Langfords returned to Spence Township ..." Source: The Bells of Ahmic Lake, pg. 70
Thomas and Sarah had one child: Oram Elizabeth Susan Langford born in 1923.
In his Discharge Certificate it is identified that Thomas joined the 2nd Battalion of the C.O.R.D. at Niagara on the Lake on July 20th, 1918.
He served in England in the 8th Reserve Battalion.
