We remember Don Alphonso Humberston

We remember Don Alphonso Humberston

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Timeline

1868
sibling Federick Robert Humberston Source:8585446 1868
1872
sibling Leah Humberston Source:8585446 1872
1875
sibling Rose Violet Humberston Source:8585446 1875
1876
sibling Alfred Valentine Humberston Source:8585446 1876
1879
birth Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom Source:7271354 Source:8585446 1879
1881
dates Age 2 Source:8585446 3rd April 1881
1881
location 117 Aniston Street, Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom parents address Source:8585446 3rd April 1881
1883
sibling Edmund Humberston Source:8585446 1883
1898
enlistment Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom Source:8585448 26th July 1898
1898
dates Age 18 Source:8585448 29th July 1898
1898
employment Shoe Finisher A Shoe Making Workshop Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom Source:8585448 29th July 1898
1898
service British Army Private 5832 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8585448 29th July 1898 - 30th June 1899
1898
location 25 Bakewell Street, Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom parents address Source:8585448 29th July 1898
1899
service British Army Lance Corporal 5832 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8585448 1st July 1899 - 4th January 1901
1901
service British Army Corporal 5832 The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8585448 5th January 1901 - 4th January 1902
1902
service British Army Lance Serjeant 5832 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8585448 5th January 1902 - 6th March 1905
1905
service British Army Serjeant 5832 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8585448 7th March 1905 - 11th June 1912
1910
marriage Lucy Webb Humberston nee Humberston Source:8585448 19th November 1910
1911
dates Age 32 Source:8585448 2nd April 1911
1911
location Army Married Quarters, Tidworth, Wiltshire United Kingdom military residence address Source:8585448 2nd April 1911
1912
children Donald Humberston Source:8585448 18th May 1912
1912
service British Army Colour Serjeant 5832 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8585448 12th June 1912 - 8th June 1914
1914
service British Army Company Serjeant Major 5832 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8585448 9th June 1914 - 18th September 1914
1914
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:8585448 12th August 1914 - 15th September 1914
1914
dates Age 35 Source:8585448 18th September 1914
1914
death Killed in Action Don's records state: "killed in action on or between 13 and 18/09/1914": "Place not stated". Don was killed little more than one month after going to France with his battalion. He was 35. Aisne, Picardy France Source:7271354 Source:8585448 18th September 1914
burial Priez Communal Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Aisne France On North boundary Source:7271354

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Don Alphonso
Initials DA
Last Name Humberston
Source 8585454
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
117 Aniston Street, Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom parents address known 3rd April 1881
25 Bakewell Street, Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom parents address known 29th July 1898
Army Married Quarters, Tidworth, Wiltshire United Kingdom military residence address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 5832 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion Private
British Army 5832 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion Lance Corporal
British Army 5832 The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion Corporal
British Army 5832 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion Lance Serjeant
British Army 5832 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion Serjeant
British Army 5832 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion Colour Serjeant
British Army 5832 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion Company Serjeant Major
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Donald Humberston son 18th May 1912
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Alfred Humberston father
Jane Humberston nee Cunnington mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Federick Robert Humberston brother 1868
Leah Humberston sister 1872
Rose Violet Humberston sister 1875
Alfred Valentine Humberston brother 1876
Edmund Humberston brother 1883
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Lucy Webb Humberston nee Humberston wife 19th November 1910
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair Brown Light Brown
DateHeightSource
1898-07-29 5'8"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1898-07-29 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Keith22624

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A Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Cap Badge Keith22624

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