Regimental number | 2023 |
Place of birth | Redruth, Burra, South Australia |
School | Hanson Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Hanson, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr Elijah Thorn Humphrys, Hanson, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 50th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Warneton near Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Boisguillaume Communal Cemetery Extension (Row B, Grave No. 26B), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 136 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Hanson Public School Roll of Honor ('For King and Empire'). Parents: Elijah and Mary HUMPHRYS, Maythorn, Hanson, South Australia. Photo: Peter Dennis. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |