Joseph Lawrence LONG

Regimental number14187
Date of birth1 February 1877
Place of birthTe Awamutu
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarpenter
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Height5' 10"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Alice Long, 28 Francis Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Enlistment date18 December 1915
Rank on embarkationQuartermaster Sergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 26 June 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Alice Long, Mount Albert Road, Onehunga, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; disembarked Fremantle, and admitted to hospital, Blackboy Hill (syphilis); discharged to duty, 14 August 1916.

Re-embarked Fremantle, 14 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 25 October 1916, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to Temporary Sergeant.

Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 December 1916, and posted to B Company, and reverted to the ranks on joining the Bn.

Admitted to 46th Casualty Clearing Station, 15 January 1917; transferred to Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station, 17 January 1917 (scabies); rejoined unit, 28 January 1917.

Admitted to 133rd Field Ambulance, 4 September 1917 (scabies); transferred to 50th Casualty Clearing Station, 5 September 1917; rejoined unit, 16 September 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsServed in 4th NZ Contingent (Roughriders) in South Africa (Boer War).
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 28
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20521519

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