Lieutenant Walter Hillyar Colquhoun Long | |
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Born | London, United Kingdom | 20 October 1858
Died | 18 February 1892 London, United Kingdom | (aged 33)
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Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Unit | 6th Dragoons 94th Foot |
Battles/wars | First Boer War |
Walter Hillyar Colquhoun Long (20 October 1858 – 18 February 1892) was a British Second Lieutenant who 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] He took his life at the Grosvenor Hotel, Buckingham Palace Road, Westminster,[7] after being court-martialled and criticised for his conduct of the defence of Lydenburg.