Branch of Service

Army

Conflict

Vietnam (1962-1975)

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

22/01/1949

Place of Birth

Canberra ACT

Address (at enlistment)

O'Connor ACT

School(s) Attended

Lyneham High School

Service Number

219117

Final Rank

Private

Final Unit

5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment

Memorial Plaque at Lyneham High School, Goodwin Street, Lyneham

Humphries served in Vietnam with 1 Australian Reinforcement Unit from 17 September 1969 to 7 October 1969 and then with the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment from 8 October 1969 to 17 November 1969. According to the Lyneham High School memorial plaque, Humphries was wounded while serving in Vietnam. The Canberra Times reported that it was a serious wound received in fighting in Bien Hoa Province. The AWM reference is to a film of soldiers, including Humphries, giving Christmas messages in 1969.

John Cope, 'Between the First Forty Lynes: A History of Lyneham High School 1959-1999', Canberra 1999
Nominal Roll of Vietnam Veterans http://www.vietnamroll.gov.au
AWM Collections Record : F04697
The Canberra Times - 12 November 1969