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William HUMPHRIES

Regimental number4755
Place of birthChelsea, London, England
SchoolLondon Council County School, England
Age on arrival in Australia27
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressGeraldton, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jemima Humphries, 5 Hovoury Street, Chelsea, London
Previous military serviceServed 2nd Border Regt called to colours in Australia Aug 1914, served in France.
Enlistment date5 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 17 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe returned to Australia in 1916 joined AIF and returned to France with AIF and was killed.
FateKilled in Action 6 November 1916
Age at death31
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. 22), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
113
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Jemina HUMPHRIES, 5 Holbury Street, Chelsea, London
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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