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HUMPHRIS, Roderick Hugh
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1140 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broken Hill, NSW, 1900 |
| Home Town: | Abermain, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Coal Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 13 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Abermain War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cessnock Abermain Comforts Fund Pictorial Honour Roll, Cessnock Abermain Public School HR, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1140, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1140, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1140, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 1140, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1140 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
Young Roderick was killed in action in the 2nd Battle of Bullecourt, he was only aged 17 years 1 month old. His family epitaph reads- TOO DEARLY LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN. His cousin Cpl Bryan Humphris. 531. 32nd Battalion, was killed in action on the 20th of July 1916.
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