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LONG, George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1137, 1281 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1914, Rosehill, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mintaro, South Australia, 26 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Burke Ward School, Broken Hill |
| Occupation: | Electric Wireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 May 1915, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Railwaytown War Memorial, Broken Hill War Memorial, Coghills Creek State School Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1137, Rosehill, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1137, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1137, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 6 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1281, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1281 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-06 |
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