Regimental number | 2603 |
Place of birth | Kensington, Victoria |
School | Broundry Road State School, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Boilermaker |
Address | Thornbury, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William H Henderson, 110 Arden Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Annie HENDERSON, 110 Arden Street, North Melbourne, Victoria. Native of Kensington |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3798 Pte Ernest Albert HENDERSON, 60th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 8th Bn, Gallipoli, 7 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (geeral Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, 24 February 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 29 February 1916; reverted to ranks at owen request. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1310905: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HENDERSON Leslie Donald
Red Cross File No 1310905 |