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ARTHUR LONG

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Service no at death: 312113 (PO)
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Surname: LONG
Forename: ARTHUR
Initials: A
Date of Birth 1889
Place of BirthWimborne Dorset
Place of Birth Source1891 Census
Address Regular Navy before the war.
Schools attended
Employment / tradeRoyal Navy
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Parents Frank and Elizabeth Long. Lived at 6 The Avenue, Wimborne. Father was a Railway Plate Layer.
Spouse Name Unmarried at time of death. According to Western Gazette for 3/9/1915, his fiancée was Kate White of Corfe Mullen.
NotesHe had several brothers and sisters.
Regiment at call-up
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-up
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Area reported to
Source
Naval vessels served HM Submarine E13
Decorations and awards
Other service detailsRoyal Navy prior to WW1
Other rank
Other service no312113
Service factsStoker 1st Class.
Age at death26
Date of death 19/8/1915
Regiment at death
Battalion at death
Rank at death
Circumstances of deathSub. E13 fired on by German torpedo boats while aground in neutral waters in Oresund Sound between Denmark and Sweden.
Service no at death312113 (PO)
Field of action at deathBaltic Sea
Place of deathOresund Sound, Baltic Sea
Location of graveWimborne Cemetery
PositionU.6.4825
Other memorialsTown Memorial, Wimborne Minster and named on plaque inside
Newspaper Reference Western Gazette 3rd September 1915-coverage of international incident.