We remember Walter Henry Humphries

We remember Walter Henry Humphries

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Timeline

1894
birth Shepton Montacute, Somerset United Kingdom Source:8565463 Source:8565472 1894
1916
location Wincanton, Somerset United Kingdom parents address Source:7132820 1st July 1916
employment Farm Labourer Source:8565463
enlistment Taunton, Somerset United Kingdom Source:8565472
service British Army Private 19006 Somerset Light Infantry 8th Battalion Source:8565472
1916
death Killed in Action A casualty of intense machine gun fire. Near Fricourt, Somme France Source:7132820 1st July 1916
burial Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:7132820

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Walter Henry
Initials WH
Last Name Humphries
Source 7132820
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Wincanton, Somerset United Kingdom parents address known 1st July 1916
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 19006 Somerset Light Infantry 8th Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Harriet Humphries mother
Henry Humphries father

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Evidence

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Official Records

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Anne1202
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Anne1202

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Private Walter Henry Humphries aged 22. Anne1202
The grave of Private Walter Henry Humphries Anne1202

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