| Rank | Private |
| Service # | 769078 |
| Unit # | 18th, 124th battatlion |
| Resident | Raleigh Twsp. |
Private Humphrey trained at Toronto and Niagara-on-the-lake with the 124th battalion, embarking for overseas Aug. 8, 1916.
He was stationed at Bramshott Camp until Sept. 4, when he proceeded to France attached to the 18th battalion.
He received his first good conduct stripe Feb. 23, 1918.
During military operations in the vicinity of Vis-en-Artois, Aug. 28, he was hit by shrapnel from an enemy shell and instantly killed.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Cenotaph | Chatham and Kent County Cenotaph - Chatham |
| Sources | Chatham Daily Planet (20-09-1918), Park Street Methodist Church, Books of Remembrance for the Great War 1914 - 18. At St. Andrews UC, Chatham - January 2010, Chatham Daily Planet (27-09-1919) |
| Supplemental Information | Father: Albert Humphrey, Chatham Mother: Mrs. Elizabeth Humphrey Sister: Effie |
| Height | 5'10" |
| Eye Colour | grey |
| Age | grey |
| Complexion | medium |
| Hair | brown |
| Race | white |
| Birthplace | Dunham P.O. Quebec |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Last Place of Employment | Farmer in Raleigh Township |
| Marital Status | single |
| When Enlisted | Dec. 20, 1915 |
| Where Enlisted | Toronto, Ontario |
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