HENDERSON, Sydney
Service Number: | 3171 |
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Enlisted: | 16 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 13 July 1898 |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 November 1916, aged 18 years |
Cemetery: |
Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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14 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3171, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
14 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3171, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
20 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3171, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3171 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-20 |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE SYDNEY HENDERSON.
Police-Constable J. Henderson, of Elder street, city, has been notified of the death of his son, Sydney, who was killed in action in France on November 20. He left Adelaide on September 14. 1915, with the 10th Reinforcements of the 10th Battalion, and spent his 18th birthday in the trenches in France. His elder brother is still at the front." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 23 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)