LONGMORE, Cyril
| Service Numbers: | Officer, 4757 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia, 8 November 1887 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Hollywood Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, 22 September 1964, aged 76 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic GA 0079 |
| Memorials: | Gundagai War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle |
World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 4757 |
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Letter Captain Longmore wrote to Serg Maj Carmody
I am in the possession of a letter Richard Edward Walsh's fiancee wrote to his mother on 27 September 1917. Refer to document "Letter from Richard's fiancee Mollie to his mother Mrs Walsh". In the letter she writes Serg Maj Carmody received a letter from Captain Longmore conveying how Richard Edward Walsh was killed in action on 8 June 1917 at the "Battle of Messines" as he was standing next to him.
Courtesy of Dianne Dimartino
Great niece of Richard Edward Walsh
Submitted 11 May 2023 by Dianne Dimartino
Captain Cyril Longmore
Cyril Longmore was a much respected officer in the 44th Battalion from Western Australia, and in 1921 he published 'Eggs-a-cook', the history of that Battalion.
Submitted 3 March 2017 by Stan Woods
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Andrew and Emma LONGMORE of Beaconsfield
Croix de Guerre (France)
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 110
Date: 25 July 1918
Order de Leopold : Chevalier (Belgium)
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 9
Date: 24 January 1918
Journalist, RSL man dies at 77. Perth – Mr Cyril Longmore, former editor of the “Western Mail” and secretary of the W.A. District of the Australian Journalists Association, died at Hollywood Hospital yesterday. Mr Longmore was awarded the Order of Leopold and the Croix de Guerre, as an Australian officer during the Great War, and was president of the Perth branch of the RSL and member of the state executive for some years. He joined the editorial staff of the “Western Australian” in 1931 and was later transferred to the “Western Mail” of which he was editor in 1940. He was appointed service commentator of the Department of Information in Melbourne. He was the state Secretary of the Australian Journalists Association from 1956 to 1962 and was awarded the gold honour badge, the association’s highest award in 1960. Mr Longmore will be buried privately. He left one son (Wilfred). Funeral of the late Cyril Longmore, formerly 44th Battalion, 1st AIF, will take place privately at the Catholic Cemetery, Karrakatta, this Wednesday afternoon.
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