HUMPHREYS, Thomas Owen
| Service Number: | 910 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bootle, Liverpool, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bookkeeper |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Turkey- Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Grave II. J. 1., Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 910, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 910, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 25 Sep 1915: | Involvement ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 24 and the son of Owen and Sarah Humphreys, of 2, Cambridge Rd., Bootle, Liverpool, England. He is one of six Australian casualties of the Great War honoured on the Bootle War Memorial in Lancashire, England.
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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Thomas is remembered on the Merseyside Roll of Honour and on the war memorial of Bedford Road Council School, Bootle.
The memorial is fixed to the wall of the gymnasium.
Bedford Primary School, Quarry Road, Bootle, Sefton,
Merseyside,L20 9LJ, England
Unveiled 24th October 1919
BEDFORD ROAD COUNCIL SCHOOL 'OLD BOYS' WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919
IN THE AUSTRALIANS. Thos. Owen Humphreys, aged 24, son of Mrs. Owen Humphreys, of 2, Cambridge-road, Bootle, was killed at the Dardanelles on September 25, being struck by a bomb thrown by the Turks. He was highly spoken of by the chaplain of his battalion in a letter of sympathy to the parents. He belonged to the 17th Battalion (Fifth Brigade) Australian Forces. Before going to Australia about two years ago, he was a clerk in a co-operative stores in the Walton district. Two brothers are now serving in France.
Liverpool Echo 11th November 1915
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