John Derek Humphreys

Rank:TrooperNumber:14573208
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No:05th Bn (107th Rgt)
Name of Rgt or Ship:King's Own (Royal Lancaster Rgt)
Died:08/08/1944Age:19
How Died:Killed in Action
Country of burial:FranceGrave Photo:Yes
Cemetery or Memorial:Banneville-la-Campagne Cemetery
Town Memorial:Not Listed
Extra Information:
Born during the June quarter 1924 in the Manchester R.D.  - ref: 8d/348,
the only son of John Norman & Gladys May Humphreys (nee Farricker).

1939 National Registration - 3 Denver Drive, Altrincham.   No Trace, but
it's possible that he is the one redacted record at this address being as
he was not born until 1924, the record will therefore, not be opened until
2025.   Head of household - John Norman Humphreys - Born on the 26th
February 1893 - Married - occ: Chief Assistant Building Surveyor City
Architect Department Manchester.   Gladys Mary Humphreys - Born on the 28th
October 1895 - Married - occ: Unpaid Domestic Duties.

The 5th Battalion was originally an Infantry Battalion, but in December
1941 it converted to armour as the 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (The
King's Own). The battalion was equipped with Churchill tanks.  As the unit
had direct origins with the King's Own they were entitled to wear the
King's Own lion cap badge.

CWGC - French M.I. - "There is no death, what seems so is transition; this
life of mortal breath".
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