Albert Ernest Humphrey
ID # 3386, (1884-1955)
| Father | Eastgate Humphrey (1860-1947) |
| Mother | Catherine Badger (1859-1904) |
| Birth | Albert Ernest Humphrey was born on 5 May 1884 at Rodney, Aldborough Twp., Elgin Co.. |
| Marriage | He married Eliza (Lida) Isabella Gladstone on 27 December 1911 at Ridgetown, Kent County, Ontario. Mrge reg. 006530-11 Ridgetown, Kent Co., Ontario on 27 December 1911 at the residence of James Gladstone. Albert Ernest Humphrey, 27, bachelor, civil engineer, residing Vancouver N. West M., B.C. Parents Eastgate Humphrey and Catherine Badger. Lida Isobell Gladstone, 23, spinster, residence Turin, Ontario. Parents James and Janet Gladstone. Witnesses Ross Gladstone, Turin, and Myrtle R. Humphrey, Palmyra, Ontario. The groom was Methodist and the bride Presbyterian. The clergyman was James (possibly) Annesley, Ridgetown. Turin is in Kent County. Palmyra is in Orford Township of Kent County. |
| Death | He died on 27 December 1955 at Chilliwack, B.C., at age 71. |
| Burial | He was buried at Chilliwack Cemetery, Legion Plot. |
| Note | Ancestry has the following database: British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990 Name:Albert Ernest Humphreys Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1885 Death Age:70 Death Date:27 Dec 1955 Death Location:Chilliwack Registration Number:1955-09-012923 BCA Number:B13226 GSU Number:2032987 Some years ago, the children of Eastgate Humphrey and Kitty Badger were entered in this tree for reason of interest in the Badger connection. Now available are soldiers' records from the First World War via Library and Archives Canada. Albert's war record is most interesting. He attested early in the war on December 9, 1914. He states that he is a land surveyor and civil engineer and that he is married. He has spent three years at Royal Military College in Kingston and, hence, comes by officer rank. On enlistment, he is a captain, but gains the rank of major. He served with the 2nd Divisional Cyclists Company. He was mentioned in dispatches (MID) and awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). While initially Lida, his wife, was with her father at Highgate, Ontario, by 1917, while he is in hospital in Folkestone, she is in Folkestone as well. Note to any researchers of Albert's family: As with the service records of any First World War Canadian soldier, Albert's file is downloadable in PDF format from Library & Archives Canada. Note that there are at least two pages of other soldiers of similar names that have been interpolated into his file. These interpolations in no way reflect on the merit of his service. |
| Last Edited | 30 Dec 2019 |