Herbert Allan LONG

Regimental number34697
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinFather, W Long, Chertsey, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 71 Port Lyttelton on 7 December 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 January 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialAeroplane Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 2), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Amy A. Long, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 9

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