Geoffrey LONGUE

LONGUE, Geoffrey

Service Number: N106444
Enlisted: 12 March 1941
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 19 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 27 July 1922
Home Town: Punchbowl, Canterbury, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Accidental gunshot, Parap, Northern Territory, Australia, 23 May 1942, aged 19 years
Cemetery: Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, N106444
12 Mar 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N106444, 19 Infantry Battalion AMF

Never forgotten

Geoff was the sweetheart of Peggy Dobing. They planned to formally announce their engagement when he came home on leave. Sadly Geoff died before that could happen when the gun he was cleaning accidentally discharged, killing him instantly. She never forgot him.

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Private Geoffrey Longue N106444 of ACMF 19 Battalion, Australian Infantry

Son of Henry Walter and Ida Lexina Longue of Farley, NSW