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Walter Frederick LONGSTAFF

Regimental number1877
Place of birthDarlinghurst New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlumber
Address99 Ruthven Street, Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation44
Next of kinMother, Mrs Louisa Longstaff, 99 Ruthven Street, Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date2 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Pioneer Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/13/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records47
Place of burialBelgian Battery Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Graave No. 4), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Louisa LONGSTAFF, 17 Park Street, Arncliffe, New South Wales. Native of Sydney
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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