Frank Reginald LONGDEN

LONGDEN, Frank Reginald

Service Number: Officer
Enlisted: 29 December 1915
Last Rank: Captain
Last Unit: Medical Officers
Born: Wallington, Victoria, Australia, 1 August 1862
Home Town: Buninyong, Ballarat North, Victoria
Schooling: Geelong College
Occupation: Medical Practitioner
Died: Buninyong, Victoria, Australia, 26 July 1938, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Buninyong Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials: Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Newtown All Saints Church Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

29 Dec 1915: Involvement Captain, Medical Officers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1915: Embarked Captain, Medical Officers, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
29 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, Medical Officers

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of James Duncan Campbell LONGDEN and Agostina Anna Albertini LONGDEN nee ARNATI

Husband of Josephine Mary LONGDEN nee ROBERTSON

Dr. Frank Reginald Longden, the oldest medical practitioner in the district, died on Tuesday night at his home at Buninyong where he practised for more than sixty years. He was 80 years of age. For many years he was health officer to Buninyong shire. He was a keen lover or sport, particularly horse racing, and was a noted billiard player. One of his sons is a  doctor at Ballarat. The funeral at the Buninyong Cemetery yesterday was attended by many mourners including doctors and sportsmen.

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