Walter Long (lieutenant)

Walter Hillyar Colquhoun Long (20 October 1858 – 18 February 1892) was a British Second Lieutenant that fought in the First Boer War.[1] He was originally a second lieutenant in the 6th Dragoons, but was then transferred to the 94th Regiment of Foot on 27 March 1880.[2] As part of the 94th Regiment, he played a crucial part in the defence of Lydenburg during a three month siege in 1881.[3][4][5] He was the son of the British politician Walter Long.[6]

Lieutenant Walter Hillyar Colquhoun Long
Born	20 October 1858 London, United Kingdom
Died	18 February 1892 (aged 33) London, United Kingdom
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Unit	6th Dragoons 94th Foot
Battles/wars	First Boer War Siege of Lydenburg

References

1. "First Anglo-Boer War 1880-1881". Retrieved 15 December 2013. After 5 December 1880 less than a hundred soldiers under 24 year-old Lieutenant Walter Long were left in Lydenburg.
2. "THE LONDON GAZETTE, MARCH 26, 1880" (PDF). The London Gazette. 26 March 1880. Retrieved 31 December 2013. 94th Foot, Second Lieutenant Walter Hillyar-Colquhoun Long, from the 6th Dragoons, to be Second Lieutenant, vice H Cowper, promoted. Dated 27th March, 1880.
3. M. Gough Palmer. "The Besieged Towns of the First Boer War, 1880-1881". Retrieved 15 December 2013. ...and on receipt of instructions from Pretoria immediately set to work to strengthen the defences.
4. M. Gough Palmer. "The Besieged Towns of the First Boer War, 1880-1881". Retrieved 15 December 2013. Lieutenant Walter Long, a 24-year old junior officer of the 94th, was placed in command...
5. Charles Norris-Newman (1884). With the Boers in the Transvaal and the Orange free state in 1880-1. p. 248. Retrieved 17 December 2013. ...application was made to Lieutenant Long, commanding the detachment left in the fort, to join the town in a system of general defence.
6. "Inquests". The Times. 23 February 1892. p. 11.