John LONG

Regimental number24/218
AddressBourke's Creek, Reefton
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs Annie Long, 25 Morleis Street, Pentrebach, Merthyr Tydvil, South Wales
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary Ann Long (formerly Goodman), 19, Cotterill Street, Addington, Christchurch; Wife: Annie Bodenham (formerly Long), 25 Fernleigh Terrace, Troedyrhiw, Merthyr, Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/2nd NZRB

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