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William Hubert LONG

Regimental number1677
Place of birthCreighton's Creek near Euroa, Victoria
Place of birthCreighton Creek, Victoria
SchoolSouth Wandin State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationChainman
AddressEvelyn PO, Evelyn, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMrs M R Long, Evelyn PO, Evelyn, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date4 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 19 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of typhoid.
FateDied of disease 28 August 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialPieta Military Cemetery (Plot A, Row XII, Grave No. 2), Europe
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
53
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edwin and Mary LONG, 175 Canterbury Road, Canterbury, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin to Pte H S Singleton.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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