LONG, Harold
| Service Number: | 2351 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Burham, near Rochester, Kent, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Burham Council School, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium, 25 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31. , Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2351, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2351, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 8 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 2351, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2351 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-09-25 |
Help us honour Harold Long's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Sep 1890 Long Harold Malling 2a 621.
He was 27.
Enlisted Mypolonga, South Australia 29 December 1914.
A former labourer, Harold left Australia onboard the 6,942 ton H.M.A.T. Konowna, on 24 June 1915, amongst a draft of reinforcements, for the 16th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
His brother fell whilst serving with British forces. He was Lance Serjeant Reginald Long, aged 22, Service Number 8800, 2nd Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry- Died 21/10/1914.
They were sons of William and Rosetta Long, of High St., Burham, Kent, England.
The brothers are honoured on the Burham War Memorial in Kent.
Click images to start slideshow.