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Joseph George LONG

Regimental number6877
Place of birthHammersmith, London, England
SchoolSaint John's Church School, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocer
AddressBega Melbourne Street, Manly, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs F Long, 22 Banim Street, Hammersmith London, England
Enlistment date8 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Napier on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 25 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
53
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Frances LONG; husband of Gladys LONG, 81 Carthew Road, Hammersmith, London, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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