Regimental number | 342 |
Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | 12 Napier Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Louisa Humphrey, 12 Napier Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 40 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 3), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Louisa HUMPHREY, Mitcham Road, Mitcham, Victoria. Native of Footscray |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Statement, Red Cross File No 1390314, 319 Pte P. HAWKINS, A Company, 31st Bn (patient, HM Queen Mary's Royal Naval Hospital, Southend-on-Sea, England), 22 February 1917: 'In July 1916 in No Mans (sic) Land Humphrey was killed and buried at a spot near where he fell.' |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HUMPHREY Frederick William
Red Cross file 1390314 |