Born: 1892, Shipley
Died: 11 November 1916
Buried: Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck
Address: 41 Manor Lane, Shipley
Parents: Henry & Jemima, nee Trevethan
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth, nee Grimshaw
Siblings: Arthur, Florence, Gertrude, Walter
Occupation: Grocer’s assistant
Organisations/clubs: Oddfellows
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: St Paul’s, Shipley
Children:
Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers
Fred Long
Fred was born in Shipley in 1892
the son of Henry Long, a railway
signalman from Calne in Wiltshire
and his Grassington born wife,
Jemima, nee Trevethan. The couple
had moved to Shipley sometime
before 1887 when their eldest son
Arthur was born.
Fred married Mary Elizabeth
Grimshaw in July 1915 at St Paul’s
Church, Shipley and we know from
the family notices placed at the
time of his death that the couple set
up home at 41 Manor Lane,
Shipley.
On 24 November 1916, the Shipley
Times & Express reported:
Pte Fred Long, 41 Manor Lane,
Shipley, and of the
Northumberland
Fusiliers, who was
recently stated to be
dangerously ill, having
sustained severe
gunshot wounds, is now
officially reported to
have died of wounds.
Pte Long, who was 24
years of age, was the
third son of Mr and Mrs
H Long, 2 Birklands
Terrace, Shipley and the
grandson of the late Mr Thomas
Trevethan of Grassington Mince.
The deceased soldier joined the
colours in April this year and went
to France four months
ago.
Three brothers are
serving in the Forces
For 14 years he was
employed by Mr
Grimshaw, grocer,
West Cliffe Road,
Shipley.
There was a follow up
story published in the
newspaper on 29
December 1916 with
letters to his wife but they appear to
have been sent to his parents’
address.
Mrs Fred Long of 2 Birkdale
Terrace, Shipley, received a letter
from one of the officers who had
served with her husband who had
recently died of wounds.
“He will be missed by my platoon
as he always looked on the bright
side. He was well liked by
everyone in the platoon and all are
sorry they gave lost such a good
comrade. It came as a great shock
to me when I heard of his death.”
Pte E Beetham writes: “We all miss
your husband very much as he was
one of the best fellows I ever met.
He was always the same. He had a
pleasant word for everybody and
always tried to cheer us up by
saying it would not be long before
the war was over.”
