Frank Long

Service number: 3172

Rank: Private

Unit: 20th Battalion, then 56th Battalion

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Source: National Archives of Australia

Frank Long was born at London. He was a cellarman prior to enlisting, and was 5’1” in height. He enlisted on 7 August 1915, giving his mother as next of kin, living at Walthamstow, England.

He embarked on the Suevic on 20 December 1915, with a large contingent of Manly men in the 7th reinforcements, 20th Battalion. He served in France, and was wounded in action in the back on 22 July 1916. As a result of his injuries he was discharged from service on 19 April 1917, and appears to have returned to Walthamstow to live.