Service Details
Name:
 HUMPHRYS
Given Name:
 EDWARD THOMAS
Initials:
 E T
Rank:
 Brevet Major
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Regiment:
 Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
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Unit:
 2nd Garrison Bn.
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Date of Death:
 1916-05-03
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Cause of Death:
 Died on active service
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches (twice)
Citations:
 MID LG 8 May 1900, pg 2918. -"Lieutenant Colonel Kekewich's report 15 February 1900", MID LG 10 September 1901, pg. 5968. - "Field Marshal Roberts 4 September 1901"
Additional
Information:
Husband of Helena Elizabeth Humphrys, of 4, Saltram Terrace, Plympton, Devon (formerly 6 Belgravia Road, Kimberley). A stationer by trade in Devonport, before a brief stint in Stevenage as a bookseller before he emigrated to South Africa. He moved to Kimberley, becoming a manager there before being commissioned into the Kimberley Regt. Served with the Kimberley Regiment in the ABW 1899-1902. On Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918. Commemorated on Kimberley Club War Memorial.
Commemoration
Country:
 India
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Cemetery:
 KAMPTEE CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Plot 5. Grave 71.

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