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Reginald Christmas LONG

Regimental number371
Date of birth11 March 1888
Place of birthBotany, New South Wales
SchoolForest Lodge Public School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressOolbun, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Long, 'Oolbun', Emos Parade,Cronulla Beach, New South Wales
Enlistment date18 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameDivisional Cyclist Company 4, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number12/5/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Mcgillivray on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Australian Company Cyclist
FateReturned to Australia 10 June 1919
Other detailsEnlisted with 9th Battalion, Townsville, Queensland. Served later with the Cycle Corps in France. Billeted after trench fever with French family who had been evacuated to Belgium (approx. 80 km from their French home). Before the war he worked night shift as a supervisor at the Townsville Meat Works. After the war as a Department Manager, Farmer & Co., George Street, Sydney. Married Beatrice Matilda Tymms at Haberfield Presbyterian Church, Dalhousie Street, Haberfield, New South Wales on 25 October 1925 and had one son, Colin born 15 January 1928.
Date of death25 April 1953
Place of burialNorthern Suburbs Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales

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