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Jesse Walter HUMPHRYIS

Regimental number25
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTelegraph operator
Address42 Bent Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.10
Height5' 4.75"
Weight157 lbs
Next of kinWilliam Thomas Humphryis, 42 Bent Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the 44th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces (Compulsory Military Training scheme).
Enlistment date7 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 January 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name3rd Light Horse Brigade, 3rd Signal Troop, Reinforcement 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number22/21/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 19 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Signal Troop
FateDied of disease 2 April 1915
Place of burialAt sea
Commemoration detailsChatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
25
Other details

War service: Died at sea en route to Egypt in the Gulf of Suez.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, HUMPHRYIS Jesse Walter

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