Regimental number | 7017 |
Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria |
School | State School, Cambridge Street, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Cook |
Address | 14 Sydney Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs B Fromer, 14 Sydney Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of hernia) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Died of injuries |
Age at death | 35 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Durrington Cemetery (Grave No. 225), Wiltshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 50 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Mary HUMPHREYS |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked from Melbourne, 23 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 January 1917. Died of concussion of the brain after being accidentally knocked down by a car at Amesbury on 18 March 1917, about 9 pm. Died in Fargo Military Hospital, 5.25 am, 19 March 1917, without regaining consciousness. Medal: British War Medal |