Regimental number | 7044 |
Place of birth | Laang, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Townsend Street, Mortlake, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Travers Long, Mortlake, Parslow Street, Malvern, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 2nd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 16 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Died of disease |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Herbert Hunter Long on NR |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XVIA, Row B, Grave No. 9), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Gibson and Frances LONG, Ethel Street, Malvern, Victoria |
Family/military connections | His brother Cpl F C Long was mentioned in despatches in Palestine and has returned. |