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George Merrick LONG

Date of birth5 November 1874
Place of birthCarisbrook, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBishop of Bathurst
AddressBathurst, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation43
Next of kinWife, Mrs F A Long, Bishopcourt, Bathurst, New South Wales
Enlistment date16 November 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 October 1917
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit nameChaplains' Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 January 1918
Rank from Nominal RollColonel
Promotions

Captain (Honorary Lt Colonel)


Promotion date: 16 November 1917

FateReturned to Australia 6 May 1919
Medals

CBE


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 113
Date: 6 October 1919

Other details

Headmaster, Trinity Grammar School, Kew, Victoria, 1904-11.

Bishop of Bathurst, 1911-28; Bishop of Newcastle, 1928-30.

War service: England.

Director of Education, AIF, 1918-1919.
Miscellaneous detailsAppointment for continuous service.
Date of death9 July 1930
Age at death55

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