HUMPHRIES, Herbert William
| Service Numbers: | 2821, V81682 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 April 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kensington, Victoria, Australia, 17 March 1880 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Factory worker |
| Died: | Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia, 24 February 1983, aged 102 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Shepparton Public Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2821, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2821, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, V81682 |
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Born 1880, in Kensington, Victoria.
Father John Humphries (b. 1843 - d. ___) and
Mother Sarah Ann Humphries (nee Dean, b. 1857 - d. 1946 South Melbourne, VIC)
Herbert was the eldest of six siblings.
Siblings:
Brother John Alfred Humphries (b. 1883 Geelong - d. ___)
Sister Adeline Jane Humprhies (b. 1885 Victoria - d. ___)
Sister Ellen Winifred Humphries (b. 1889 Kensington - d. ___)
Brother Horace James Humphries (b. 1893 Kensington - d. 1942 Moonee Ponds, VIC)
Sister Ivy Swanton Humphries (b. 1895 Kensington - d. ____)
Wife: Mrs Phoebe Humphries, living at Coalville, Victoria
Described on enlisting as 36 years old; married;
11/4/1916 Enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria
16/12/1916 Embarked from Port of Melbourne, on board HMAT Medic A7
as a Private 10th Infantry Brigade, 38th Infantry Battalion,
6th reinforcements
24/1/1918 Returned to Australia
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 24/2/2015. Lest we forget.
Biography contributed by Kerry cooper
To support and update the above information previously submitted by J T Ryan
Father John Humphries (b. 1843 - d. 1925) and
Mother Sarah Ann Humphries (nee Dean, b. 1857 - d. 1946 South Melbourne, VIC)
Both parents buried in Geelong where they spent their early lives having met when living in adjacent farms in Moolap, Point Heenry, Geelong.
Parents occupation: farmers
Herbert was the eldest of six siblings.
Siblings:
Brother John Alfred Humphries (b. 1883 Geelong - d.1983)
Sister Adeline Jane Humprhies (b. 1885 Victoria - d. 1968 Echuca)
Sister Ellen Winifred Humphries (b. 1889 Kensington - d. 1958 Mansfield, Vic)
Brother Horace James Humphries (b. 1893 Kensington - d. 1942 Moonee Ponds, VIC)
Sister Ivy Swanton Humphries (b. 1895 Kensington - d. 1983 Benalla)
Wife: Mrs Phoebe Humphries, nee Ashton (1880 Ulceby, Lincoln, England-1976 Shepparton, Vic)
added by Kerry Cooper in 2023, Great Grand-daughter
Lest we Forget
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