In Memory Of

HUMPHRYS, EDWARD THOMAS

Service Details
Age:
 53
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Rank:
 Brevet Major
Unit:
 2nd Garrison Bn.
Regiment:
 Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Date of Death:
 1916-05-03
Cause of Death:
 Died of fever
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Plot 5. Grave 71.
Cemetery:
 KAMPTEE CEMETERY
Country:
 India
Additional Information
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"
Son of Edwards James and Louisa Jane Humphrys. Husband of Helena Elizabeth Humphrys, of 4, Saltram Terrace, Plympton, Devon (formerly 6 Belgravia Road, Kimberley). Born Devonport. A stationer 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.