Name
Allen Arthur Long
8 June 1895
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
29/04/1917
21
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
4/7185
Bedfordshire Regiment
6th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ARRAS MEMORIAL
Bay 5
France
Headstone Inscription
N/A
UK & Other Memorials
St Albans WW1 Memorial, St Peters Street, St Albans, St Albans Citizens Memorial, Town Hall (old) Memorial, St Albans, St Michael's Church Memorial, St Albans, Not on the Little Berkhamsted memorials, We are not aware of any memorial in Childwickbury to the villagers or the Estate
Pre War
Allen Arthur Long was born on 8 June 1895 in Little Berkhamstead, Herts, the son of George and Emma Long and baptised on 7 July 1895 in Little Berkhamstead. He was one of eight children, but one died in infancy.
The 1901 census shows the family living at Pudds Cross, Bovingdon, Herts where his father was working as a cattleman on a farm. They had moved to St Albans by 1911 and were living at The Jockey, Harpenden Road. Allan was then working as a farm labourer.
His home address was later given as Hawkswick Cottages, St Albans.
Wartime Service
Allen enlisted in St Albans, Herts and served with the 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, with the service number 4/7185. He disembarked in France on 11 October 1915.
He was missing, presumed killed in action on or since 23 April 1917 during the Battle of Arras. He has no known grave and his name is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
Additional Information
His father received a war gratuity of £12 and pay owing of £8 14s 4d. Pension cards exist with his mother as dependant, but give no details as to the amount of pension received.
Brother to Frank Edwin Long who served in the Royal Navy and who died on HMS Black Prince on 30 September 1915 and is named on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
N.B. SDGW gives his place of birth as Essendon which is close to Little Berkhamsted. His medal card gives cause of death as D of W (died of wounds).
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
Christine Aitken, Stuart Osborne, Gareth Hughes
