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William Hartwell Humphreys 1916–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1916

Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England

Death Date: 1947

Death Location: Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England

Father: William Humphreys

Mother: Dora Posgate

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William Hartwell Humphreys was born in 1916 in Gravesend, Kent, England, the child of William Hartwell Humphreys And Dora Kathleen Posgate. William Hartwell Humphreys passed away in 1947 in Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • William Hartwell Humphreys was born in 1916 in Gravesend, Kent, England, the child of William Hartwell Humphreys And Dora Kathleen Posgate.
  • William Hartwell Humphreys passed away in 1947 in Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England.

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William Humphreys's Ancestors

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William Humphreys
1916–1947
Birth Place: Gravesend, Kent, England
Parents
William Hartwell Humphreys
1884–1960
Gravesend, Kent, England
Dora (Kathleen) Posgate
1891–1975
Gravesend, Kent, England
Grandparents
Richard (Bonner) Posgate
1845–1920
Gravesend, Kent, England
Kate (Mary) Mee
1854–1897
Gravesend, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Posgate
1814–1875
Margaret Nesbit
1808–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Postgate
1770–1842
Elizabeth Bonner
1785–1859

William Humphreys's Timeline

4 Records

1916
Apr 1916
Birth of William Hartwell Humphreys in Gravesend, Kent, England
Gravesend, Kent, England
1940
28 May 1940
Age 24
Death of William Hartwell Humphreys in On War Service
On War Service
1941
14 Feb 1941
Age 25
William Hartwell Humphreys - Probate in Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales
1947
1947
Age 31
Burial of William Hartwell Humphreys in Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England
Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1916
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [2] England & Wales, Birth Index:, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 2a, Page 1311

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1940
    Event Place: On War Service
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941
    [2] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1941
    Event Place: Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941

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