Obituaries

Dick Langstone 1936 – 2025

Dick Langstone originally from Pinner, Middlesex, former salesman at Comerford’s, Thames Ditton has passed away on 4th December 2025, aged 89 years.

Langstone was a well-known solo and sidecar trials competitor who was passengered by John Wright who ran Motorite Comp Shop in Surbiton.

Dick Langstone,cigarette in mouth, tackles a tight turn at the top of a roadside section with his Matchless outfit, while passenger John Wright keeps a watching brief. Event was the 1959 Southern Experts Trial. (Photo: Off Road Archive)

Dick and his wife emigrated to Pinjarra, Western Australia in 1972. His sister Sue was married to fellow trials rider Roger Kearsey. Dick and his wife Pam married in 1958. He was active throughout the mid 1950s until he moved to Australia, having served as a military policeman in the army along with his future brother-in-law, Roger Kearsey.

Dick Langstone (left) with his brother-in-law, Roger Kearsey (middle) when in the military police in 1955.

Dick joined Comerford’s under Bert Thorne in 1956 and remained in their employment until he left for a new life in Australia.

Dick Langstone and John Wright on their Matchless outfit put the effort in to keep the plot moving – British Experts Trial 1960 – Photo: Mike Davies

Main photo: Dick Langstone on the factory BSA Gold Star on loan from the BSA through Comerfords.