HUMPHRIS, Joseph Francis
| Other Name: | Humphries, Francis Joseph - AWM - Honours and Awards |
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| Service Number: | Officer |
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd South Australian Mounted Contingent |
| Born: | McLaren Vale, South Australia , 6 May 1868 |
| Home Town: | Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 12 Mar 1902: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, Officer, 2nd South Australian Mounted Contingent |
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Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name Joseph Francis Humphris
Birth Date 6 May 1868
Birth Place McLaren Vale
Registration Place Willunga, South Australia, Australia
Father Edmund Humphris
Mother Frederina Gotte
Page number 189
Volume Number 63
Senior subaltern for contingent
Promoted to Captain 1 July 1900
Awarded DSO and Mentioned in Despatches during service with this contingent
Also awarded the Volunteer Officers' Decoration (VD) - The Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers Decoration could be awarded for twenty years of service as a part-time commissioned officer in any of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces
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