Rifleman

John Long

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Sarah Long, of 19, Cotteall St., Addington, Christchurch; husband of Annie Bodenham (formerly Long) of 25, Fernleigh Terrace, Troedyrhiw, Merthyr, Wales.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/218
Name:
John Long
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Annie Long (wife), 25 Morleis Street, Pentrebach, Merthyr Tydvil, Wales
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Bourke's Creek, Reefton, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
35
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
John Long
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