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HUMPHREY, Ernest Gillon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7036 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Central State School, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 15 March 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension Grave II. A. 46. INSCRIPTION HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE , Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 7036, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 7036, 2nd Field Company Engineers, SS Makarini, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
2nd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 16
He was 24 and the son of Herbert and Bessie Humphrey, of 208, Union St., Brunswick, Victoria, Australia.
Enlistment date 5 January 1916
Age at embarkation 21
AWM Embarkation Roll number 14/21/3
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Makarini on 1 April 1916