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Henry LONG

Regimental number602
Place of birthChatsworth, Gypmie, Queensland
SchoolTwo Mile State School, Gympie, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressGympie, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, William Long, Chatsworth, Gympie, Queensland
Previous military serviceTrained with the Light Horse, Gympie, QLD
Enlistment date29 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit name42nd Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Infantry Brigade
FateKilled in Action 23 July 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 9), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Sarah LONG, Chatsworth, Gympie, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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