A British Army Medical Officer Photograph; Major William Lesley Langley - Sepia-toned studio portrait mounted to cardboard, matte finish, obverse illustrating a standing Langley in uniform, reverse inscribed "PHOTOGRAPHED BY R. POATE, at the PHOTOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE, PEMBROKE STREET, PORTSMOUTH" and identified as "Major Langley" in handwritten ink in the lower left corner, 63 mm x 104 mm, extremely fine.
Footnote: Listed in Volume One, Page 305 of the Medical Officers of the British Army. 4533 WILLIAM LESLEY LANGLEY, A.S. Staff 11 Jan. 1839; 74F.26 Feb. 1841: 46F. 30 May 1845. S.Staff, 2nd Class, 23 Mar. 1847: 87F. 1 Oct. 1847: 62F. 30 Mar. 1849: Staff 1st Class, aftds. S.M. Staff, 16 Feb. 1855: h.p. 1 Oct. 1856: f.p. 14 April 1858. D.I.G. 8 June 1867. ret on h.p. with hon. rank of I.G. 22 Feb. 1868. b. 16 Jan. 1813. M.D. Glasgow 1836. d. 7 Oct. 1882.