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Harold Eric Anthony LONGBOTHOM

Regimental number3900
Date of birth30 July 1889
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressPeterborough, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 10"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Longbotham, Burke Street, Peterborough, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets, and in the 82nd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date1 February 1918
Place of enlistmentWayville, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name48th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/65/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 22 March 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 November 1919
Discharge date19 June 1920
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Aeneas', 22 November 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 19 June 1920.

Also served in World War II: Service No SX3900.
Date of death20 October 1943
Age at death44
Place of burialBomana War Cemetery, Port Morseby, Papua New Guinea
SourcesNAA: B883, LONGBOTHOM Harold Eric Anthony

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