Sidney Percival HUMPHREY

Regimental number49627
Place of birthWeymouth, England
OccupationOutfitter
Next of kinFather, W S Humphrey, 12 Dungar Terrace, Kingstown, Co Dublin, Ireland
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 85 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
Other detailsRelinquished good position and prospects at Penang, Straits Settlements, and voluntarily enlisted at Wellington.
FateKilled in Action 4 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialBeaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery (Row F, Grave No 19), Beaumetz-Les-Cambrai, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Stroud Humphrey and Mary Ann Humphrey, 12 Dungar Terrace, Kingstown, Ireland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 9