Joseph William LONG

Regimental number30821
OccupationIronworker
Next of kinMother, Mrs P Long, Abbott's Road, Mount Eden, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on 7 December 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of burialDochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot IX, Row A, Grave No 1), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs Patrick Long, 111 Grange Road, Mount Eden, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 3

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