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LONG, Roy William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3664 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 March 1917, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carey Gully, South Australia, 17 April 1898 |
| Home Town: | Carey Gully, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 August 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carey Gully Forest Road Methodist Church Roll of Honor, Carey Gully WW1 Memorial, Crafers WW1 Memorial, Summertown Cemetery Memorial Arch Gates, Uraidla & Districts Roll of Honour 2, Uraidla War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3664, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 3664, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 3664, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3664, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3664 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-11 |
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