Richard Thomas LONG

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Service Number:	4466
Enlisted:	4 January 1916, Sydney Showgrounds, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Windsor, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Maldon, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	Maldon State School, Castlemaine School of Mines, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Metallurgist
Died:	Died of wounds, 6th Australian Field Ambulance, Amiens, France, 8 August 1918
Cemetery:	Longueau British Cemetery, Somme, France Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 10,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial, Maldon Holy Trinity Anglican Church Memorial Window and Honour Roll

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4 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4466, 17th Infantry Battalion, Sydney Showgrounds, NSW
9 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 4466, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
9 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 4466, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney
3 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4466, 17th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4466, 17th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4466, 17th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
19 Jan 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion, France
8 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4466, 17th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, Shrapnel wounds to hand and both legs. Evacuated to 6th Aust Field Ambulance at Amiens, where he died of his wounds later the same day.
8 Aug 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 4466, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4466 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-08

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