Ephraim Alyward HUMPHREY

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HUMPHREY, Ephraim Alyward

Service Number:	3540
Enlisted:	3 September 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Polstead, Suffolk, England, September 1881
Home Town:	Lorquon, Hindmarsh, Victoria
Schooling:	Polstead Council School, Suffolk, England
Occupation:	Gardener
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 29 July 1916
Cemetery:	London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval Plot 7, Row L, Grave 26. (Remains discovered 1952),
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Netherby District Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

3 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3540, 23rd Infantry Battalion
5 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3540, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
5 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3540, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
29 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 3540, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3540 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-29

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Biography contributed

Ephraim was born in Polstead, Suffolk, UK in 1881

His parents were Frederick HUMPHREY & Amelia RUDD who married in England in 1876 (registered in Cosford)

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