Humphreys, John (aka Jack Humphries)
Regiment: King’s Shropshire Light Infantry (2nd Battalion)
Rank: Private
Service No: 3389
Boer War service: Not Known
Date of enlistment: Not Known
Date of discharge: Not Known
Reason for discharge: Not Known
Other information: John was slightly wounded at Helvetia on 20 January 1901. He served in WW1 (Sergeant 14912 King’s Shropshire Light Infantry).
Born: In 1875 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised on 25 January the same year in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church, Whitchurch
Family: He was the fifth of ten children born to Thomas Humphreys, a tollgate keeper, and his wife Mary. John did not marry, but his military pension record indicates that by 1920 he had two illegitimate children whose guardian after he died was Miss M Leigh.
Residence: At the time of his baptism, he was living with his parents and siblings in Redbrook, near Whitchurch; by 1881 they had moved to Whitchurch Road, Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales where he was still living in 1891.
Employment: He was a railway porter prior to enlisting.
Death: 13 July 1920 in Chorlton, Lancashire.
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