Regimental number | 5715 |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
School | Camp School, Bendigo, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Laanecoorie, Bendigo, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, J W Long, Laanecoorie, Bendigo, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the 8th Batt Inf Bendigo. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 3), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 53 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of James LONG. Native of Long Gully, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother to Royal Neville Long killed in action. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |