Gilbert Joseph Aloysius LONG

Regimental number3177
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
AddressNorth Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Long, 'Alameda', West Street, Nth Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military service18th Infantry
Enlistment date10 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name45th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/62/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 25 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


Recommendation date: 16 October 1917

FateReturned to Australia 9 February 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95
Date: 27 June 1918

Date of death8 October 1968