100126 John Lang Army Royal Field Artillery My great grandfather was John Lang, a soldier with the RFA. I don't know much about him other than he was born in Scoltland. The connectin to Shorncliffe camp is that my grandmother was born there in 1908. On her birth certificate it says John was a bombadier.
John married a Kent girl from Warhehorne, Kate Mannings. On their marriage cert (1903)he gives his ocupation as gunner RFA. He was 33 at time of marriage.
Apparently John died when my gran was a child. The story goes that his gun back-fired while he was cleaning/inspecting it. I have not been able to find a death cert & have no idea which year this would have been.
If anyone can shed some light on this mystery I'd be most grateful.
Sharon
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