Rifleman Y/661 Henry Joseph HUMPHRIES

Rifleman Y/661 Henry Joseph Humphries{gallery}Rfn H J Humphries{/gallery} 3rd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corp

Died of wounds incurred on 9th May 1915 during Second Battle of Ypres, at the Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge on 20th May 1915, aged 35

• Buried: Oaston Road Cemetery, Nuneaton. Grave 3256
• Awarded: 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Effects left to his sister Mrs Harriet Bryan of 104 Westbury Road, Stockingford
• NNWFHS Memorial: Nuneaton WWI Other Regiments and Nuneaton Oaston Road

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born Apr Qtr 1880 at Lighthorne, Warks
• Lived as a boarder at 58 Gadsby Street, Attleborough, Nuneaton [1901]
• Employed as a general labourer [1901]
• Enlisted at Warwick 31 Aug 1914. Arrived in France 27 Jan 1915

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Rifleman Humphries
• Nuneaton Oaston Road Cemetery
• King’s Royal Rifle Corps