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William HUMPHRIES

Regimental number6517
Place of birthVictoria, Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address21 Dally Street, Northcote, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ethel Humphries, 21 Dally Street, Northcote, Victoria
Enlistment date25 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 18 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death36.11
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 6), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
72
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Sarah HUMPHRIES, 17 George Street, Clifton HILL, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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