HUMPHREYS, William
| Service Number: | 2680 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1915, 5 years Guilford Rifles |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Spring Hill, Western Australia, Australia , 27 February 1869 |
| Home Town: | Midland Junction, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Worker |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Military Hospital, Tidworth, England, 23 January 1917, aged 47 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tidworth Military Cemetery, England A45 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2680, 28th Infantry Battalion, 5 years Guilford Rifles | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2680, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2680, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 23 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 2680, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2680 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-23 |
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From Gail Buckingham
Private: 2680: William Joseph Humphreys
who died on 23rd January 1917.
William was born at Spring Hill, Northam, Western Australia on 27th February 1869 - the son of Matthew Humphreys and Bridget O’Donahue. He married Mary Oldham on 22nd January 1890 in Perth, Western Australia William and Mary had 7; children 4 boys and 3 girls.
William enlisted on 9th August 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Ulysses A28 on 2nd November 1915
His death from Pheumonia occurred on 23 rd January 1917 at Tidworth Military Hospital.
William is buried at Tidworth Military Cemetary, Tidworth, Wiltshire, England.
Forever remembered, May he Rest in Eternal Peace.
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