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Thomas Wray LONG

Regimental number2631
Place of birthLarna, Ireland
Place of birthLarne, Ireland
SchoolRoyal School, Cavan, Ireland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
AddressValley Heights, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, R J Long, c/o Belfast Bank, Belfast, Ireland
Enlistment date14 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialSerre road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot X, Row A, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
70
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Jeanie LONG, 4 Fanfield Park, Rathgar, Dublin

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