Born: 1892, Shipley
Died: 15 March 1916
Buried: Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres
Address: 92 Shipley Fields, Frizinghall
Parents: Charles & Georgiana
Spouse:
Siblings: George, John, James, Walter, Rose Ann
Occupation: Wool sorter, Francis Willey & Co
Organisations/clubs: St Margaret’s, Frizinghall CC
Military
Rank: L Cpl
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour:
Children:
Regiment: Green Howards
Charles Long
Charles was one of eight children
born to Charles and Georgiana
Long.
The couple were originally from
Norfolk but by the 1911 census,
they had been living at 92 Shipley
Fields, Frizinghall for around 20
years. Only five of their children
had survived and four, including
Charles, were still at home.
In a report in the Shipley Times &
Express on 19 November 1915 on
an art exhibition at Shipley
Technical School we read:
A patriotic group executed last
March by L Cpl Chas Long, who is
now fighting France, attracted
much attention.
It portrays a group of
armour with the Union
Jack as background.
The tone and colour are
very pleasing and the
production reflects
great credit on the
British Tommy named.
On 7 April 1916, the
newspaper reported:
Intimation has been
received in a letter
from the sergeant of his
company that L Cpl Charles Long,
10th Yorkshire Regiment (Green
Howards) was shot in the head and
killed instantly while they were
talking together on March 15th.
He was 25 years old
and was formerly
employed by Francis
Willey and Co as a
wool sorter.
He only enlisted in the
middle of July 1915
and has been at the
Front since the
beginning of October.
He attended the art
classes at the Shipley
Technical School and a
picture of his was much admired at
the last Art Exhibition at the
School.
He has one brother serving in the
Duke of Wellington’s West Riding
Regt. One brother who was called
up at the outbreak of the war and
another brother attested under Lord
Derby’s scheme.
L Cpl Long has been connected
with St Margaret’s Church,
Frizinghall since childhood and
was captain of the 2nd eleven
cricket team. He will be missed by
a large circle of friends.
A memorial service was held on
Sunday at St Margaret’s Church.
He had two cousins in the immortal
charge of the 5th Norfolks in
Gallipoli and one was killed, and
another in the ‘River Clyde’ at the
landing of the troops.
