HUME, ARTHUR GRENVILLE, Major, Wellington Infantry, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Hume, late 79th Cameron Highlanders and inspector of Prisons, N.Z., by his wife, Raby, daughter of Dr. Macintire, Inspector-General of Hospitals; born Parkhurst, Isle of Wight, 3 Oct. 1873; educated Wellington College, and Wanganui College, New Zealand; was an Engineer; had been for many years in New Zealand Territorials and was Major, Garrison Artillery, when the European War broke out in Aug. 1914; volunteered for Imperial service and left for Egypt with the fourth reinforcements in April, 1915; served at the Dardanelles, and was killed in action at Suvla Bay, 8 Aug. 1915. He married at Bath, 8 April, 1902, Amy Charlotte (8, Kensington, Bath), daughter of William Rogers, and had a son, Philip Waldron Grenville, b. 31 July, 1903.
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Husband of Amy Charlotte Graham (formerly Hume), of 36, Dean Park Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
HUME, ARTHUR GRENVILLE, Major, Wellington Infantry, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Hume, late 79th Cameron Highlanders and inspector of Prisons, N.Z., by his wife, Raby, daughter of Dr. Macintire, Inspector-General of Hospitals; born Parkhurst, Isle of Wight, 3 Oct. 1873; educated Wellington College, and Wanganui College, New Zealand; was an Engineer; had been for many years in New Zealand Territorials and was Major, Garrison Artillery, when the European War broke out in Aug. 1914; volunteered for Imperial service and left for Egypt with the fourth reinforcements in April, 1915; served at the Dardanelles, and was killed in action at Suvla Bay, 8 Aug. 1915. He married at Bath, 8 April, 1902, Amy Charlotte (8, Kensington, Bath), daughter of William Rogers, and had a son, Philip Waldron Grenville, b. 31 July, 1903.
Contributor: A Fifer in Exile (49902043)
Additional Info
Husband of Amy Charlotte Graham (formerly Hume), of 36, Dean Park Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
Gravesite Details
Major, Wellington Regiment, N.Z.E.F. Age: 42.
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UK, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919
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Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914
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England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
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New Zealand, World War I Army Roll of Honour, 1914-1919
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England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
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