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Guy Humfrey

  • Service number
    3500 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Guy Humphrey Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Newspaper Reports & http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/soldier/guy-humphrey
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZ Mounted Rifles - 6th Contingent 18 Coy Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Last rank
  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
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South African War Memorial, on a wall near RSA entranceway, Gisborne. "Volunteers from Poverty Bay who served in the Sth African War 1899-1902". Image kindly provided by Paul Baker (December 2008). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

South African War Memorial, on a wall near RSA entranceway, Gisborne. "Volunteers from Poverty Bay w …

Identity

About

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  • Title
    Saddler Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 1 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    Guy AWMM
  • Surname
    Humfrey AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Guy Humphrey Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Newspaper Reports & http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/soldier/guy-humphrey
  • Service number
    3500 AWMM
  • Gender
    • Male AWMM
    • Male Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 1 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 1 August 2015 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1877 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1877 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Military record & research
  • Place of birth
    Ireland Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Military record & Research
  • Birth notes
    son of Benjamin Geale HUMFREY & Mary Grace nee' PAGE Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Military record
  • Address before enlistment
    Gisborne, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Military record
  • Post war occupation
    21 April 1902 - Travelled to England on the s.s. 'Britannic' from South Africa Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Military record
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    father Colonel Benjamin Geale HUMFREY of Cavanacor Donegal Ireland Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Military record
  • Relationship status
    single Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Military record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Transvaal, Cape Colony, Orange Free State Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Military Record
    • Gr ck, Vallei, Tyger Kloof; Bethlehem Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZ Mounted Rifles - 6th Contingent 18 Coy Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Service number
    3500 AWMM
  • Military service
    1901-1902 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    transferred to the 7th Contingent in South Africa Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Military record

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    Queens Medal with clasps & 1902 SA War Medal with clasps Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Military Medal

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • South Africa Gisborne, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    • 13 January 1901 at Wellington Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    24 yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Military Record

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    Saddler Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 3 August 2015 - Military Record

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Discharged to UK AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name

Roll of Honour

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Sources

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Contributors

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03 August 2015Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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