HUMPHREY, Frank
| Service Number: | 1887 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 February 1916, Wangaratta, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hull, England, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Wangaratta, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Illness (Dysentery), France, 23 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre Divsion 3 Row E No 3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gilgandra Coo-ee March Gallery, Wangaratta and District Victory Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1887, 60th Infantry Battalion, Wangaratta, Vic. | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1887, 60th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1887, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs. Matilda Johnstone, 31 Thorsley Street, Princess Avenue, Hull, England
Had served seven months with Roystons Horse in South Africa during the Zulu Rebellion.
Frank enlisted in Gilgandra on October 9, 1915 and marched to Sydney with the Coo-ees to train at Liverpool. However he was discharged on January 4, 1916 after being absent without leave for the second time. He re-enlisted on February 11, 1916 at Wangaratta, Victoria with the 60th Battalion. On May 1, 1916 he embarked for Egypt from Melbourne aboard the Port Lincoln, arriving on June 10. He was admitted to the No 2 Australian General Hospital with an illness, leaving a week later for France aboard the transport Franconia.
After arriving in Le Havre, France, Frank was admitted to the Canadian General Hospital and died on August 23, 1916.
The only active service seen by Frank was in South Africa. He is buried in the Ste. Marie Cemetery Le Havre.