James Brook Longmore (1888-1918) of Co. 37, 153rd Depot Brigade, died from influenza at Camp Dix on October 8, and his younger brother Harry Francis Longmore (1891-1919) of Co. M, 348th Infantry, died on February 4, and is listed as having “died of disease” in the three-volume Soldiers of the Great War (Soldiers Record Publishing Co., Washington, D.C., 1920) and of influenza on his casualty card.
 |
| James Brook Longmore (left) and his brother Harry Francis Longmore New Jersey State Archives |
James Longmore is interred behind the family monument in Section L, Lot 10, here at Riverview Cemetery, but the ledger marking his grave is also inscribed with a cenotaph noting that Harry Longmore is “Buried in Carbon-Blanc Cemetery France.”
Within the pages of the French newspaper La Petite Gironde was a story on memorial services for a group of soldiers, Harry Longmore among them, as relayed in the Trenton Evening Times on March 18, 1919:
“Most impressive ceremonies took place last Sunday at Carbon Blanc when memorial services were held in honor of American soldiers who have been buried in that town. The ceremonies were held at the church and also at the American Cemetery.”
 |
| Ledger with inscription for the Longmore Brothers |
The article noted, as well, that Hannah L. Longmore was in receipt of a letter from Capt C.L. Haye, commanding the 348th Infantry, “of which her brother was a member, commending the soldier for his sterling qualities as a fighting man.”
In Location of Graves and Disposition of Bodies of American Soldiers Who Died Overseas (Special Report of Statistics Branch, General Staff, War Department, Washington, D.C., 1920), the U.S. Government reported that fallen soldiers were initially interred in as many as 1,700 locations in eight countries throughout Europe. These sites were subsequently consolidated, and Harry Longmore was finally laid to rest in Plot A, Row 16, Grave 8, at Suresnes American Cemetery in France.
In Location of Graves and Disposition of Bodies of American Soldiers Who Died Overseas (Special Report of Statistics Branch, General Staff, War Department, Washington, D.C., 1920), the U.S. Government reported that fallen soldiers were initially interred in as many as 1,700 locations in eight countries throughout Europe. These sites were subsequently consolidated, and Harry Longmore was finally laid to rest in Plot A, Row 16, Grave 8, at Suresnes American Cemetery in France.
 |
| Postcard view of Block A and B, Suresnes American Cemetery, France From author’s collection |
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments are encouraged. Please note that spam will be deleted, as will inappropriate or irrelevant comments.