Arthur Long (British Army officer) explained

Sir Arthur Long
Honorific Suffix:KBE CB CMG DSO
Birth Date:26 February 1866
Birth Place:Bedfordshire
Death Place:Kensington
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Rank:Brigadier-General

Brigadier-General Sir Arthur Long (26 February 1866 – 15 November 1941) was Director of Supplies and Transport in the British Army responsible for Macedonia and the Black Sea (1916-1919).[1] [2]

Career

Long was born in Bedfordshire on 26 February 1866, the son of James and Elizabeth Long of Henlow, Bedfordshire. He was educated at Bedford Modern School.[2] [3]

Long joined the British Army in 1887.[2] During World War I Long was mentioned in despatches six times and vested with KBE, CB and CMG.[2] He was promoted to Director of Supplies and Transport for Macedonia and the Black Sea in 1916 and retired from the army in 1919.[2]

In 1893 Long married Maud Eleanor, second daughter of the Rev. Canon James Kelly of Manchester. He died in Kensington on 15 November 1941.[2] [4] He was survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs Moorhead who was the wife of Brigadier Moorhead, and two sons; Colonel P. J. Long, who was serving in India at the time of his death, and Mr A. L. Long, an engineer who was also based in India.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Obituary in The Times, BRIGADIER-GENERAL SIR ARTHUR LONG, November 20, 1941, p. 7
  2. Web site: subscription. Long, Brig.-Gen. Sir Arthur, (26 Feb. 1866–15 Nov. 1941). WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U228340. 978-0-19-954089-1.
    • Book: Conisbee, Lewis Ralph . Bedford Modern School, Its Origin and Growth . Foundry Press Ltd., Brereton Printing Works, Bedford . 1964 . 40. 771167017.
  3. England and Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007