Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial | Kirkee | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.126 | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Husband of H. E. Humphrys, of 4, Saltram Terrace, Plympton, Devon.Education & Career :
Humphrys was a stationer by trade in Devonport, before a brief stint in Stevenage as a bookseller before he emigrated to South Africa. He moved to Kimberley, becoming a manager there before being commissioned into the Kimberley Regt.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 2nd Garrison Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) |
| Action : India & Imperial Policing |
At the start of the war it was important to bring Regular Battalions back from their 'Imperial Policing' role in India and the FarEast. These troops were replaced by Territorial and other Garisson troops.
Citations & Commemorations :
Humphrys was Mentioned in Dispatches during the South African War.Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Friendship No. 202 E.C. | Devonshire |
| Joined : | Richard Giddy No. 1574 E.C. | South Africa (Central) |
| Joined : | Cosmopolitan No. 1409 E.C. | South Africa (Central) |
| Joined : | Charles Warren No. 1832 E.C. | South Africa (Central) |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
25th September 1884 | 27th October 1884 | 27th November 1884 |
Edward Thomas Humphrys was initiated into the Lodge of Friendship No. 202 in his native Devonport on 25 September 1884. He was passed and raised the same year.
He joined Dacre Lodge No. 2086 in Stevenage in 1893 when he moved temporarily to the area and became a bookselle, but he very soon moved to Kimbereley in South Africa as a mine manager.
In Kimberley he joined first Charles Warren Lodge No. 1832, then Cosmopolitan Lodge No. 1409, Kimberley and then Richard Giddy Lodge No. 1574. During tis time he had become an Officer in the Kimberley Regt and risen to the rank of Captain and Adjutant.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley