In Memory Of
HUMPHREY, HUMPHREY CHARLES
Service Details
Age:
39
Date of Birth:
1878-05-11
Rank:
Major
Unit:
11th Regt.
Unit 2:
"A" Coy.
Regiment:
South African Infantry
Former Regiment:
formerly Southern Rifles
Date of Death:
1916-05-09
Date of Death 2:
1916-05-11
Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
7. G. 4.
Cemetery:
DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Tanzania
Additional Information
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"
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.
