Arthur Trevor D'Arcy LONG

Regimental number10/399
Date of birth21 October 1891
Place of birthTe Awamutu
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressCollegiate School, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 8"
Weight123 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M P Long, Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Previous military serviceServed in B Company, 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankLieutenant
Final unit1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
FateDied of wounds 21 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHelles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Mary Parsons Long, 49 Esplanade Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Discharge date11 April 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli.

Discharged from the NZEF, 11 April 1915, in order to accept a Commission in the Imperial Army.

Died at Gallipoli, 21 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10920385

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