George HENDERSON

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HENDERSON, George

Service Number:	1319
Enlisted:	12 December 1914, Oaklands, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia, 13 July 1878
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917, aged 38 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

12 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands, South Australia
2 Feb 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1319, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
2 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1319, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne
11 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1319, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1319 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-11

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Biography

"IN BROKEN HILL.

LANCE-CORPORAL G. HENDERSON KILLED

Mrs. E. Henderson, of Gypsum street, Railway Town, has been informed by the military authorities that her husband, Lance-Corporal George Henderson, previously reported missing, has now been reported killed in action in France on April 11. Lance-Corporal Henderson enlisted three years ago last October in Broken Hill. He fought on Gallipoli Peninsula, and was there wounded three times. After the evacuation of the peninsula he was sent to France. He was 39 years of age, and by trade a miner. Prior to enlisting, he worked at the South Blocks. He leaves a widow and three children, whose ages range from 4 to 9 years." - from the Broken Hill Barrier Miner 22 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)

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