LONGMAN, Henry Robert
| Service Number: | 7771 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 February 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | London, England, United Kingdom, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Nungarin, Nungarin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | St. Peter's School London |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 10 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Gommecourt British Cemetery No.2, Hebuterne, France III A 26 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moora WWI Honour Wall, Nungarin War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7771, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 1 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 7771, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 7771, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Medic, Sydney |
My great Uncle Henry's family
Henry Robert Longman was the eldest son of Robert Henry Longman and Mary Ann (Polly) Mullins. He had 11 siblings. Two more brothers from that same family, John and Thomas died in Ypres, France 1915. My grandfather Alfred was the 3rd brother born to this family and my father Alfred John Longman, together with his wife Maisie, myself and my sister Susan, migrated to Australia in 1951. I would like to dedicate this story to my late husband, Col, who without his hard work I would not have known that I had an uncle who fought in WW1. Thank you. Janet Edwards (Longman).
Submitted 7 March 2017 by Janet Edwards
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert Henry and Mary LONGMAN; Wife: Ethel Winifred LONGMAN, Nungarin, Western Australia
Last week Mrs . Henry Long man was notified by the Military authorities that her husband had been killed in action in France on the 10th ult. Private Longman enlisted from here about twelve months ago. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits in this district, and previously to coming to Australia was engaged in the Indian Civil Service. He was highly thought of by the, people of this district, and much sympathy felt for Mrs. Longman in the irreparable loss she has sustained.
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