Lance Corporal Walter Major Longley
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Longley,
Walter Major
Date of birth: 1892-02-17
Place of birth: London England
Next of kin: Muriel Longley, mother. 83 Walworth Road, London, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Cook
Occupation (normalized): Cook, Except Private Service
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1915-12-29
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, II. C. I.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 63534
Highest Rank:
Lance Corporal
(3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lance Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-07-31 ?
- Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-05-03 to 1915-07-31
- Private (Army). 1914-11-06 to 1915-05-03
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded May 25, 1915 at Festubert, Wounded December 29, 1915
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 200398
LAC ID:
536064
Service file: B5732-S015
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Walter Newman Longley and Miriam Longley; older brother of Edward Longley (Service No. 2684188). His birth record shows his name as 'Major Walter Longley'
Lance Corporal Longley is mentioned in a newspaper article about the death of his friend Signaller Harold Roy Flint.
Uploader's Research notes: 23rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 23rd Battalion A Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-07-01