He is commemorated by the CWGC at Poelcapelle British Cemetery. Apart from the details that exist on the CWGC database, we know very little about Hugh Gordon Langton except that his father was devastated by the loss of his dear son, became ill himself and died exactly a week after the First World War ended.

The musical inscription seen here on his headstone is the only one that exists amongst all the memorials tended by the Commission worldwide. The origin of these few notes remained something of a mystery for a long time and many people tried to find out exactly where they came from. Not long ago, a clever member of the CWGC staff came up with a possible answer. She identified the notes as coming from an old American song called 'After the Ball. See what you think.