Photo: James Pasby
In Longbenton (Benton) Cemetery is a family headstone which includes:
Also William Long, son of the above
Killed in action July 12th 1916
On whose soul sweet Jesus have mercy.
Pte. Long's name was on the memorial to the missing at Thiepval. His body was subsequently found and buried and his name removed from the memorial.
William Long is remembered at Longbenton on L25.02, and L25.04
