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Archie Franklin LONG

Regimental number4028
Place of birthBurraga New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation hand
AddressArmatree, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, H W Long, Armatree, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollStaff Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


'Great courge and devotion to duty by porceeding into open and sniping enemy as they advanced on Demicourt on 15 April 1917.'
Recommendation date: "19 April and 23 April 1917"


'Work at Demicourt on 15 April 1917.'

FateDied of wounds 22 September 1917
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIV, Row F, Grave No. 10A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
41
Medals

Military Medal

'At DEMICOURT, on 15th April 1917, Pte. LONG showed great courage and devotion to duty by proceeding out into the open and sniping the Germans as they advanced on DEMICOURT, thus helping materially to encourage his comrades and beat off the attack. His gallantry, together with his good shooting, enabled him to inflict heavy casualties upon the attackers.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
Date: 4 October 1917

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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