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LONG, Sidney Victor

Service Numbers:	1580, 5715
Enlisted:	12 November 1914, Helena Vale, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Long Gully, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Laanecoorie, Loddon, Victoria
Schooling:	Camp Hill State School, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Westhoek Ridge, Belgium, France, 25 October 1917
Cemetery:	Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 3,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Central School Honor Roll, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

12 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1580, 11th Infantry Battalion, Helena Vale, WA
22 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1580, 11th Infantry Battalion, Fremantle, HMAT A50 Itonus
7 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1580, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
6 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1580, 11th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW to neck. Evacuated to Australia and discharged.
15 Nov 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1580, 11th Infantry Battalion, RTA 17 September 1915 and discharged as medically unfit (GSW neck).
4 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5715, 8th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
3 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 5715, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
3 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 5715, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne
21 Dec 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5715, 8th Infantry Battalion, GSW right arm at Bernafray Wood. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 18 October 1917.
25 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5715, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Westhoek Ridge, Belgium

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Killed in action at Westhoek Ridge, Belgium while the 8th Battalion was holding the line.