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Walter Longley

In memory of:

Lance Corporal Walter Longley

December 29, 1915

Military Service


Service Number:

63534

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

3rd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

February 17, 1892

Commemorated on Page 24 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

II. C. 1.

Location:

Bailleul is a large town in France, near the Belgian border, 14.5 kilometres south-west of Ieper and on the main road from St. Omer to Lille. The Communal Cemetery is on the eastern outskirts of the town. From the Grand Place, take the Ieper road and 400 metres along this road is a sign indicating the direction of the cemetery. Turn down the right into a small road and follow for approximately 400 metres. The cemetery is on the right and the BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is at the bottom end.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Lance Corporal Walter Longley was a friend of Pte. Harold Roy Flint.  Both men were in the 3rd Battalion. This article about Pte. Flint's death on December 30th, 1915 includes information about their last Christmas at the front lines.

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