Parents: Charles and Fanny Humphriss Wife: Grace Marjorie Humphriss (nee Lees) Address: 9 Cape Road
Occupation: Clerk at the Warwick Education Office
The Humphriss family lived at 63 Coten End. Edward was the youngest of four children – his brothers were George and Alf and his sister, Lillian. Their father was a woodcarver.
By 1911 only George, 31 and Edward, 22 were living at home with their parents.
Alongside his work at the Warwick Education Office, Edward was a Scoutmaster with Warwick Scouts and a member of St Nicholas Church choir.
He married Grace Lees in 1916 and was killed less than a year later. Edward’s estate was valued at £251. 15s. 6d.
Memorial Plaque at St Nicholas Church
Warwick Advertiser 21st April 1917
Warwick Advertiser 5th May 1917
Edward is commemorated on his parents’ grave in Warwick Cemetery where the inscription reads:
In Loving Memory of
CHARLES and FANNY HUMPHRISS.
Also EDWARD VICTOR youngest son of the above killed in action at Monchy-Le-Preux April 11th 1917 aged 28 years
Military Service
Rank & Number: Second Lieutenant, 664 Regiment/Service: 1st/1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry, VI Corps Cavalry Regiment Brigade/Division: Date of death: Wednesday, April 11, 1917 Cause of death/Battle: Killed in action at Monchy-le-Preux Commemorated/Buried: Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais Awards: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Commemorated locally at: St Nicholas Church
For some reason Edward’s name appears twice on Warwick War Memorial – once on the main 1917 panel and again on a side panel, added some time later
Contributors
Unlocking Warwick Research Group
Warwick Advertiser excerpt courtesy of Warwickshire County Record Office
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