Brigadier General Joseph Graham Langton VD, was born in Ontario on 14 Oct 1868, son of Thomas Langton and Fannie McKim.

In 1891 Langton married Margaret Jane Pearcy with whom he had at least six children.

By 1887 he had enlisted with The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada and rose to the rank of Colour Sergeant by 1893. In 1896 he took a commission in the 20th Regiment, Halton Battalion before transferring to the Canadian Army Service Corps in 1902.

During the First World War, he served in a variety of senior positions in Canada and transferred to the Reserve of Officers in 1920.

Langton was President of The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada Memorial Association which raised funds for, built, and dedicated the Cross of Sacrifice at St Paul’s Anglican Church on Bloor Street in 1931.

He died of a heart attack in Muskoka, Ontario on 12 July 1935 and is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Plot L, Section 24, Lot 17. At the time of his death, he was secretary of the Toronto Harbour Commission.

Service Record

• By 1887 – Private in The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada
• By 1889 – Corporal with QOR
• By 1889 – Sergeant with QOR
• By 1893 – Colour Sergeant with QOR
• 1896 Aug 21 – Appointed Provisional 2nd Lieutenant in 20th Regiment, Halton Battalion (eventually amalgamated to form the Lorne Scots)
• 1897 Sep 30 – Appointed 2nd Lieutenant 20th Regiment
• 1898 May 23 – Appointed Captain 20th Regiment
• 1903 Feb 16 – Appointed Captain Canadian Army Service Corps (CASC)
• 1906 Oct 1 – Appointed Lieutenant Colonel CASC
• 1914 Aug 15 to Sep 18 – Appointed Railway Transport Officer, Valcartier Camp
• 1914 Sep 19 to Oct 14 – Embarkation Staff, 1st Contingent
• 1914 Oct 15 to Dec 13 – Specially Employed
• 1914 Dec 14 to 1916 Jun 16 – Chief Inspector of Transport and Supplies
• 1915 Dec 11 – Appointed Colonel, Canadian Militia
• 1915 Dec 11 – Seconded to the Canadian Expeditionary Force
• 1915 Dec 11 – Appointed Inspector of Food, Clothing, etc. Eastern Canada
• 1915 Dec 11 – To be Deputy Inspector General
• 1918 Feb 8 – To be Acting Paymaster General and Member of Militia Council with the rank of Brigadier-General in the Canadian Expeditionary Force
• 1919 Mar 29 – Brought to the notice of the Secretary of State for War for Valuable Services rendered in connection with the War (Authorized Canadian Gazette dated 29-3-19)
• 1919 Oct 8 – Appointed Finance Member of Militia Council
• 1919 Oct 8 – Resigns Commission on appointment to Permanent Staff  (Auth. Can. Gaz. 24 d/30-10-19)
• 1920 Oct 15 – Resigned appointment Finance Member of Militia Council
• 1920 Oct 15 – Transferred to Reserve of Officers
• 1920 – Awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers Decoration – V.D.