Service Details
Name:
 HUMPHREY
Given Name:
 HUMPHREY CHARLES
Initials:
 H C
Rank:
 Major
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry
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Unit:
 11th Regt.
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Unit 2:
 "A" Coy.
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Former Regiment:
 formerly Southern Rifles
Date of Death:
 1916-05-09
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Date of Death 2:
 1916-05-11
Date of Birth:
 1878-05-11
Age:
 39
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
Decorations:
 Brought to the Notice of the Secretary of State for War (twice), V D
Citations:
 LG Sup 8 February 1917 - "For meritorious service in the field in East Africa" & LG Sup 22 August 1918 - "For distinguished service in the Field and in connection with the campaign in German South-West Africa, 1914-15"
Additional
Information:
Son of Charles Kennedy and Margaret Humphrey, of East London. Husband of Joyce Theodora Humphrey, of East London, Cape Province, South Africa. Born Graaff-Reinet. A speculator.
Commemoration
Country:
 Tanzania
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Cemetery:
 DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 7. G. 4.

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