Regimental number | 34697 |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Next of kin | Father, W Long, Chertsey, Canterbury |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 71 Port Lyttelton on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Aeroplane 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 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 9 |
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