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Lindon Cecil Vere LONG

Regimental number1926
Place of birthArmidale, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBoxer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 3.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Marjory Long, Wilgoa, Cobargo, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed 18 months in the Royal Australian Field Artillery; purchased discharge.
Enlistment date28 February 1916
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameJanuary 1917 Reinforcements Camel Corps
AWM Embarkation Roll number11/14/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Karmala on 3 February 1917
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Corporal
Unit from Nominal RollAnzac Provost Corps
FateReturned to Australia 2 August 1919
Discharge date14 October 1919
Other details

War service: embarked Sydney, 3 February 1917; disembarked Suez, 11 March 1917. Marched in to 4th Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 2 April 1917.

Transferred to Anzac Provost Corps, 22 April 1917; taken on strength for temporary duty, 22 April 1917. Taken on strength, Anzac Provost Corps, 26 July 1917.

Taken on strength, Anzac Mounted Division Headquarters, 31 July 1917.

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Delta', 2 August 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 3 September 1919, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged, Brisbane, 14 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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