Corporal Francis Long

{ Frank, Tom , Tommy }

10 Feb 1994

Francis ‘Frank’ Long was enlisted into the British Army in November 1941 and served with The Kings Royal Rifle Corps prior to volunteering for The Parachute Regiment.

Following initial training at Hardwick Hall, he attended RAF Ringway on course 83 in September 1943. After qualifying as a military parachutist he was posted to the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion, as a member of 9 Platoon C Company.

Corporal Long was deployed with 7th (LI) Para Bn, in various campaigns until his demobilisation in 1946.

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John Long said:
I have added this profile on behalf of my Father, Francis (Frank) Long who passed away in 1994.The photos are taken from an album of his. I know very little of his service details, he didn't talk much about the war and I emigrated to Australia in 1974. In the few years before he died he had reconnected with Paras of his era and returned to Holland with them on two or three occasions, and there were quite a few of them at his funeral, I wish I had had the time to get to know them better.
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