HUMPHRIES, Harold William
| Service Number: | 95 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wallaroo, South Australia, 18 May 1896 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Fremantle Boys' School & Prince Alfred College |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 November 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Fire Underwriters' Association of S.A. WW1 Roll of Honour, Adelaide Marine Underwriters Association of S.A. WW1 Roll of Honour, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kent Town Prince Alfred College 'Nobly Striving, Nobly Fell' Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, 95, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, 95, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 95, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 95 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-11-05 |
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"THE LATE SERGEANT H. W. HUMPHRIES.
Mr and Mrs T. Humphries, of King William-road, North Unley, have received information that their son, Sergeant Harold W. Humphries, was killed in action in France on November 5. Sergeant Humphries was born at Wallaroo on May 18, 1896 He was educated at the Fremantle Boys' School, Western Australia, and later at Prince Alfred College, and was on the Staff of the Queen and Insurance Company, Adelaide, previous to enlisting under Lieutenant-Colonel Dollman. He saw service in Gallipoli for some time, was invalided to England with enteric fever, and after recuperating went to France, where he met his death. Sergeant Humphries was of fine physique and a good all-round athlete. His sterling qualities and lovable disposition made him a general favorite. He was a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Humphries, of Castle-street, Parkside." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 23 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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