Regimental number | 5743 |
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia |
School | State School, Western Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Gas-engine driver |
Address | 364 Sterling Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, D. Longmuir, 364 Sterling Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Military Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | A typical Australian. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Sailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 22.3 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row C, Grave No. 3), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 138 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Eunice LONGMUIE, Stirling Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Four cousins (returned), one brother (returned) late 16th Bn, one cousin, 4296 Pte William Christopher LONGMUIR, 14th Bn, died of wounds, 12 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |