Regimental number | 24/218 |
Address | Bourke's Creek, Reefton |
Marital status | Married |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie Long, 25 Morleis Street, Pentrebach, Merthyr Tydvil, South Wales |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, A Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Caterpillar 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 details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/2nd NZRB |