| Regimental number | 2862 |
| Place of birth | Newcastle New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Engine driver |
| Address | Lindsay Street, Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Anne Long, Lindsay Street, Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sergeant, General Duties |
| Unit name | 5th Field Ambulance, C Section |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/48/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on |
| From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish exactly which ship members of this unit sailed on. Two ships left from Sydney: the 'Ajana' on 31 May 1915 carrying three officers and 98 men and the 'Ceramic' on 25 June 1915 carrying three officers and 129 men. | |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Ambulance |
| Promotions |
QMR & HON LT Unit: Quartermaster, 12th Field Ambulance Promotion date: |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: Unspecified Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Not awarded. Recommendation date: Unspecified Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'On the morning of August 22nd, 1915 at Gallipoli after the attack on Hill 60 Trenches by the 18th Field Ambulance Battalion and their retirement from some of the captures trenches, a number of wounded were left in the open. At dusk Captain Savage of the 5th Field Ambulance acted at once and called for volunteers and organised the parties under Sergeant Long and with these bearers went into the open to search and bring in wounded under continuous rifle and shrapnel fire the whole time during the night. They continued in bright moonlight to go out and search for wounded. The search continued the following night and they brought in over 30 of our wounded men. On one occasion Sergeant Long, Corporal Smith and Private Bryant went almost to the enemy trenches, the New Zealanders holding their fire, and brought in a wounded man. Privates Ramage and Burgess were out collecting wounded when Private Ramage was shot dead. All these men behaved with conspicuous devotion to duty on this occasion and on the night of 27th August, 1915.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: Meritorious Service Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 67 Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
