Regimental number | 2478 |
Place of birth | Simmons Plains, Perth, Tasmania |
Place of birth | Symmons Plains, Tasmania |
School | Epping State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Symmons Plains, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, James Long, Symons Plains, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 22.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row A, Grave No. 30), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 155 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Isabel LONG |