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HUMPHERY, Esca Morris
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 9 May 1918, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | Sea Transport Staff |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Hornsby, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School (1887-94,) University of Sydney (Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery) Grad. 1903. |
| Occupation: | Medical Practitioner |
| Died: | 22 May 1961, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hornsby War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney | |
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| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, Sea Transport Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Major, Sea Transport Staff, RMS Orontes, Sydney |
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Enlisting in November, 1914, was retained on Home Service— Examination of Recruits. Promoted major and appointed Adjutant to P.M.O., N.S.W., and was then P.M.O. till transferred to A.I.F. in March, 1918, as lieutenant-colonel. Sailing 5th June as S.M.O. No. 9 Sea Transport Section as major, served at A.I.F. H.Q. and later as Embarkation M.O. till May, 1919, returning as S.M.O. troopship “ Swakopmund ” 23rd September. Source (beyond1914.sydney.edu.au)
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