Regimental number | 699 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
School | Private School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Long, Barington Street, Newtown, Hobart, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Distinguished Conduct Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 59), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Margaret LONG, 76 Close Street, New Town, Tasmania. Native of Hobart, Tasmania |