Regimental number | 3324 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Camperdown, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Electrical fitter |
Address | Devoncourt, Wharf Road, Concord, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, William Longmuir, Devoncourt, Wharf Road, Concord, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2434 Corporal Ronald Stuart LONGMUIR, 53rd Bn, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919; 5967 Lance Corporal Colin Kenneth LONGMUIR, Australian Army Medical Corps, returned to Australia, 18 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal There are two entries for William Keith LONGMUIR on the Embarkation Roll: the first cites date and unit of enlistment as 26 August 1915, 20th Bn, 6th Reinforcement. It appears that he did not embark from Sydney on HMAT A14 'Euripdes' on 2 November 1915 with that unit, but transferred to the 28th Bn and embarked in January 1916. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 77 |
Place of burial | Cremated: Rookwood Crematorium, Sydney, New South Wales; ashes scattered. |