Walter Long (lieutenant)

Walter Hillyar Colquhoun Long (20 October 1858 – 18 February 1892) was a British Army officer who fought in the First Boer War.^[1]

Lieutenant Walter Hillyar Colquhoun Long
Born	(1858-10-20)20 October 1858 London, United Kingdom
Died	18 February 1892(1892-02-18) (aged 33) London, United Kingdom
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Rank	Second lieutenant
Unit	6th Dragoons 94th Foot
Battles / wars	First Boer War Siege of Lydenburg

He was first commissioned into the 2nd Somerset Militia as a sub-lieutenant in March 1877,^[2] but in October of that year he was ranked as lieutenant, backdated to March.^[3] In October 1878 he was transferred to the 6th Dragoons with the rank of second lieutenant,^[4] and in March 1880 he was transferred again to the 94th Regiment of Foot.^[5] As part of the 94th Regiment, at the age of 24 he played a crucial part in the defence of Lydenburg during a three month siege in 1881.^[6][7][8]

He was the son of the landowner and politician Walter Long.^[9] After he was court-martialled and criticised for his conduct of the defence of Lydenburg, in February 1892 he took his life at the Grosvenor Hotel, Buckingham Palace Road, Westminster;^[10][11] he was described as "formerly of Paris".^[12]

Further reading

• Nicol, Cheryl (2016). Inheriting the Earth: The Long Family's 500 Year Reign in Wiltshire. Hobnob Press. ISBN 978-1906978372.