Profile image
Military service
Service number:
C/1631
Age:
24
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Birth:
November 4, 1919
Edmonton, Alberta
Enlistment:
January 29, 1940
Edmonton, Alberta
Death:
March 31, 1944
Sagan, Poland
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
7. C. 7.
Additional information
Son of Captain Richard Wilson Langford and Olive Mary (nee Stevens) Langford, of Victoria, British Columbia. Brother of Richard Dennis and Diana Mary.
He was one of six Canadian airmen shot after being recaptured during an escape from Stalag Luft 3.
Additional citations
1939-45 Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-45, Mentioned in despatches.
Digital gallery of Flight Lieutenant Patrick Wilson Langford
-
Photo of Patrick Langford
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Memorial
Memorial Stone - Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Memorial Garden - The plaque under the cross reads "Erected by the Prisoners of War of the allied air forces in honoured memory of their comrades who died at Stalag Luft 3 during the war AD 1939-1945 Per Ardua ad Astra" ... Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Near the exit of Tunnel Harry - Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Entrance to Harry - Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
The Canadians - Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Memorial - Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Document
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Certificate
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Document
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Letter
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flight Lieutenant Patrick Wilson Langford is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Flight Lieutenant Patrick Wilson Langford is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. -
Cemetery
Flight crew Picture. On the night of 28-29 July 1942 he took off in a Wellington Mark ic bomber (R1450) from RAF Upper Heyford to bomb the German shipbuilding and port of Hamburg flying as Instructor with a student crew. The bomber was shot down over Lubeck, Germany and crashed killing 3 of the crew, the pilot was taken prisoner unhurt but Langford and rear gunner were taken prisoner seriously injured. He had baled out with his parachute on fire and was badly burned and hospitalized for 2 months by the Germans during which time he was promoted to full flight lieutenant before being sent on October 1 1942 to Stalag Luft III Zagan, Poland. -
Photo of PATRICK WILSON LANGFORD
Pilot P. Langford. Prisoner No. 710 Stalag Luft III involved in "The Great Escape" Murdered by the Gestapo March 31 1944 -
Memorial
Lincoln Memorial in England, International Bomber Command Centre ~ Patrick Wilson Langford -
Memorial
Banquet commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Great Escape and "The Fifty" at Zagan Palace, Poland March 24 2014. Individual paintings of prisoners done with Klum milk on blotting paper. -
Cemetery
In Memory of Flight Lieutenant Patrick Wilson Langford Service Number: C/1631 Royal Canadian Air Force Son of Richard Wilson Langford & Olive Mary Langford of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Remembered with Honour Death 31 Mar 1944, Age 24 years Burial Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poznan, Poland Plot 7.C.7. -
Letter
Captain Frank Lowe's recount of the events the night of July 28-29 1942, Pilot Patrick Langford was second Pilot. Shot Down In Flames! 3 survivors of a total crew of 6. Patrick Langford survived the crash. He was taken as a prisoner of war after being released from a German hospital and was one of the fifty who were shot on Hitler's orders after "The Great Escape" from Stalag Luft 3. -
Photo of PATRICK WILSON LANGFORD
Flight Lieutenant Patrick Langford -2e Pilot Langford picture located in London, England with William White's family. William White "Chalky" was a RAF pal and the rear gunner on their Wellington that was shot down on an operation to Hamburg on the night of July 28-29 1942. Patrick Langford, Frank Lowe and William White were the only 3 to survive the the crash and were taken POWs. -
Memorial
Banquet commemorating the 70th anniversary of the The Great Escape and "The Fifty" at Zagan Palace, Poland March 24, 2014 -
Other
-
Photo of PATRICK WILSON LANGFORD
Langford was one of the 50 escapers executed and murdered by the Gestapo. March 1944 The Great Escape Stalag Luft 3 In Memory of The Fifty Officers who gave their lives. Per Ardua Ad Astra ~ "through adversity to the stars" -
Photo of PATRICK WILSON LANGFORD
Patrick Langford in 1941 (Dennis Langford ~ brother) -
Photo of PATRICK WILSON LANGFORD
The 6 Canadians who were apart of The Fifty murdered by the Gestapo that gave their lives so that we all can enjoy the freedoms we have today. Henry Birkland ~ Spear Hill, Manitoba Gordon Kidder ~ St. Catharines, Ontario Patrick Langford ~ Edmonton, Alberta George McGill ~ Toronto, Ontario James Wernham ~ Ontario George Wiley ~ Windsor, Ontario Lest we Forget! -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Patrick Wilson Langford
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Patrick Wilson Langford
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Patrick Wilson Langford
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Patrick Wilson Langford
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Patrick Wilson Langford
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Patrick Wilson Langford
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Patrick Wilson Langford
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Patrick Wilson Langford
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant Patrick Wilson Langford
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 358 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY Poland
Poznan (or Posen), which is the capital of the Province of the same name, is a cathedral city on the River Wanta. The POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY is on the northern side of the town.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.