HENDERSON, Leslie George
| Service Number: | 5030 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 2 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 14 June 1962, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Orange General Cemetery, New South Wales Roman Catholic Old, Section H No 313 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement 5030, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked 5030, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Bradley Bliss
Cowra Free Press (NSW: 1911 - 1937), Wednesday 13 March 1918, page 2
On Friday evening last a large crowd assembled, at the railway station for the purpose of welcoming home Pte Les. Henderson (son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Henderson, of our town), who had been away for some two years fighting "for King and country”. The train steamed into the accompaniment of "Home, sweet Home," by the Cowra Brass Band. A procession was then formed and marched to the intersection of Kendall Street, where the returned hero was accorded a hearty welcome by Messrs Wordsworth and Todhunter. Pte Henderson returned thanks, and, amidst cheers, was driven to his home by Mr. Wordsworth. Pte Henderson was seriously wounded on several occasions and was also gassed, through which he lost the use of his speech, and he only regained same after reaching Australia.
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