Eric Robert Donaldson Longton
| Rank | Sub Lieutenant | |
| Medals | British War Medal | |
| Regiment | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Motor Boat Reserve | |
| Military Service | Bef 1908 Longton joined the RNVR | |
| Born | 26 Jan 1887 Farnworth near Prescott, Lancashire | |
| Death | 18th November 1914 | |
| Circumstances of Death | Longton, along with Lieut. William Burrell and Lieut. Ellis, was drowned in Loch Ewe when the motor boat Morna overturned. | |
| Age | 27 | |
| Burial | Glasgow Necropolis Buried 27 Nov 1914. His body was brought to Greenock by a patrol ship and thence by train to Glasgow. The coffin was taken to St Mary’s Cathedral where a short service was held before burial in the Necropolis. | |
| CWGC Information | Nothing | |
| Parents | Walter B Longton (c1855-1907) and Margaret Donaldson (c1859-1935), married Partick 1881. | |
| Father's Occupation | Farmer | |
| Siblings | Gertrude (c1886-), (Madge (c1889-), Kenneth (1890-) | |
| Spouse | Unmarried | |
| Education | 1897-1901 Merchiston Castle Preparatory School 1901-1904 Merchiston Castle School | |
| Occupation | Blastfurnaceman [1911 census]; Ironmaster | |
| 1891 Census | Cronton Hall, Town End Road, Cronton, Lancashire | |
| 1901 Census | Merchiston Castle School | |
| 1911 Census | Burnbrae House, Linwood, Renfrewshire | |
| Glasgow Necropolis | Compartment Zeta Lair 134 | |
| Other Memorials | Scottish National War Memorial Merchiston Castle School War Memorial | |
| Other Information | In June 1911 Eric Longton travelled to America to work for Dayton Coal and Iron Company in Cincinnatti. It is not known when he returned to Britain. | |
| Acknowledgements and Sources | Much of the information on which this profile is based is drawn from various internet sources which are listed below. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis also wish to make full acknowledgement and thanks for the permitted use of any information or images generously supplied specifically for exhibition, publication or display in connection with The Roll of Honour and accompanying profiles to Merchiston Castle School, Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk), Findmypast (www.findmypast.co.uk), etc, etc Commonwealth War Graves Commission – www.cwgc.org Family Search – www.familysearch.org The Long, Long Trail – http://www.1914-1918.net/ Scotlands People – www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk The Scottish War Memorials Project – www.warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com | |
Gallery
Eric Robert Donaldson Longton - Zeta Glasgow Necropolis
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
