Sydney HENDERSON

HENDERSON, Sydney

Service Number: 3171
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
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World War 1 Service

16 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
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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Biography

"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)

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