William Henry LONG

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Service Numbers:	419859, V265087
Enlisted:	7 October 1941
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 7 January 1922
Home Town:	Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Flying Battle, Germany, 25 March 1945, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 419859
7 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V265087
3 Oct 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 419859

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Flying Officer William Henry Long 419859 of 80 Squadron RAF was killed when Hawker Tempest SN138 was shot down near Bocholt, Germany