HUMPHREY, Sydney Horace
| Service Number: | 2606 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 June 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom., 22 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not known |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 28 December 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Grave O. IV. C. 9., St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2606, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 15 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2606, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2606, 5th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
| 14 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2606, 5th Infantry Battalion, Gun shot wound to back and spinal fracture | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 2606, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2606 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-12-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 21 and the son of John and Mary Humphrey, of 163, Ewart St., Marrickville, New South Wales.
[Births Sep 1895 Humphrey Sydney Horace Bromley 2a 433]
He is one of 11 Australian casualties of the Great War honoured on the Bromley War Memorial in Kent, England.
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Sydney Horace HUMPHREY was born on 22nd June, 1895 in Bromley, Kent, England
His parents were John & Mary HUMPHREY
He enlisted in Melbourne as a Private on 24th June, 1915 and was promoted to Lance Corporal on 19th April, 1916, promoted to Corporal on 19th July, 1916 & finally promoted to Sergeant on 1st August, 1916
He was wounded on 14th December, 1916 with gun shot wounds to his back and fracture of his spine
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