Oscar Edward HUMPHRIES

Regimental number46187
Date of birth2 November 1893
Place of birthGreytown
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 6"
Weight119 lbs
Next of kinFather, G Humphries, Deep Creek, Marlborough
Previous military serviceServed in 5th Regiment, Territorial Force.
Enlistment date20 December 1916
Place of enlistmentHavelock
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Edward and Jessie Humphries, Deep Creek, Marlborough
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 16 September 1917.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 11 November 1917, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 12
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18050961

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