28 September 1915 : landed at Boulogne.

15 October 1915 : Brigade of the 7th Battalion was moved to 3rd Division.

19 October 1915 : transferred to 8th Brigade in same Division

The Brecon Radnor Express - 7th September 1916

In the Thursday's official list of men killed at the front appeared the name of J. J. Langford (Knighton) of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry.

John was killed when his division helped to capture Longueval, during a well planned and novel night attack on 14 July 1916. The attack was on the second German defensive system and took British troops through that system in the area of Bazentin.

The Brecon Radnor Express - 13th June 1918

We regret to record the death, after a protracted illness, of Mr F. Langford, which occurred on Saturday at his residence in Market Street. Deceased had been for many years in the employ of the L. & N.W.R. Co., but retired on pension a few years ago. He was 72 years of age. The remains were interred in Knighton Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. T. R. Broad officiating, and the family mourners were Mrs Langford (widow), Mr and Mrs Prosser (son-in-law and daughter), Mr and Mrs F. Langford and Mr and Mrs W. Langford (sons and daughters-in-law), and Mrs Lewis and Miss E. Jones (sister-in-law), A number of other friends and neighbours also attended, amd the hymn, "Rock of Ages," was sung at the graveside. The polished oak coffin, with brass fittings, was supplied by Mr J. Richards, who discharged the duties of undertaker, and the bearers were Messrs. D. P, Price, J. Parkes, W. Jordan, R. Price, H. Smith and H. Powell. A large number of wreaths and other floral tributes were placed on the grave.