Identity
Person No.
9355
Service No.
36201V
Last Name
First Name
Humphrey Hubert
Initials
H H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, by enemy shellfire. He was stationed at Monte Benichi, Italy when an enemy artillery barrage was directed on the "B" Coy positions. He was killed while directing the troops to cover
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry, later Mechanised Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
Witwatersrand Rifles, formed 1 May 1903. Active Citizen Force regiment through WWI/WWII/Border War (1970-1994 Border War operations). Renamed Bambatha Rifles 2019. Needs further research on Regiment de la Rey naming/merger history.
Notes
Husband of Engela Elizabeth (nee Faul) Hartley
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