William Hubert LONG

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Service Number:	1677
Enlisted:	4 January 1915, Enlisted at Bendigo
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Longwood, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Creighton Creek, Strathbogie, Victoria
Schooling:	South Wandin State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Chainman
Died:	Illness (Typhoid), Malta, 28 August 1915
Cemetery:	Pieta Military Cemetery Plot A, Row X11, Grave 2 Headstone inscription reads:Till the day dawns, Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park

4 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1677, Enlisted at Bendigo
19 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1677, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1677, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
7 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1677, Shattered jaw and invalided to Malta on 12 August 1915 where he contracted Typhoid and died as a result

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Son of Edwin and Mary Robertson Long of 175 Canterbury Road, Canterbury, Vic. Formerly of Evelyn, Vic.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Citizen Military Forces

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