| Regimental number | 7044 |
| Place of birth | Laang, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Blacksmith |
| Address | Townsend Street, Mortlake, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Travers Long, Mortlake, Parslow Street, Malvern, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | 2nd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 16 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/21/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Makarini on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Company Engineers |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Herbert Hunter Long on NR |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XVIA, Row B, Grave No. 9), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Gibson and Frances LONG, Ethel Street, Malvern, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | His brother Cpl F C Long was mentioned in despatches in Palestine and has returned. |