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Henry Maynard Long

In memory of:

Flying Officer Henry Maynard Long

February 25, 1944
Baden-Baden, Germany

Military Service

Service Number:

J/21366

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

420 Sqdn.

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Posthumously awarded RCAF Operational Wings in recognition of gallant service in action against the enemy, the 8 April 1947.

Additional Information

Born:

September 10, 1919
Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment:

September 7, 1939
Niagara Camp, Ontario

Son of Capt. Augustus Gladstone Long and Muriel Mary (nee Brown) Long, of Ottawa, Ontario.

Brother of Sergeant Richard Brady Long, Corps of Military Staff Clerks, lost at sea on 30 April 1941, Augustus, Edwin and Margaret.

Commemorated on Page 368 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY
Germany

Grave Reference:

4. C. 22.

Location:

Durnbach is a village 16 kilometres east of Bad Tolz, a town 48 kilometres south of Munich. Durnbach War Cemetery is 3 kilometres north of the village Gmund am Tegernsee. Using the A8 from Munich, turn off at the junction Holzkirchen, taking the 318 road in the direction of Gmund am Tegernsee. At the crossroads with the 472, turn left in the direction of Miesbach. The cemetery is situated approximately 500 metres on the left from the 318/472 crossroads.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Henry Maynard Long is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Henry Maynard Long is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Henry Maynard Long is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Henry Maynard Long is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Photo of Henry Maynard Long– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Henry Maynard Long – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Document – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Biography – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Inscription– Inscription to the memory of Henry Maynard Long and Richard Brady Long on the family grave marker at Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

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    Inscription – Inscription to the memory of Henry Maynard Long and Richard Brady Long on the family grave marker at Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

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