Kenneth Selby HENDERSON

HENDERSON, Kenneth Selby

Service Number: 156
Enlisted: 1 October 1914
Last Rank: Captain
Last Unit: Royal Air Force - unspecified units
Born: Longreach, Queensland, Australia, 7 May 1894
Home Town: Isisford, Longreach, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Grazier
Died: Flying Battle, France, 2 June 1918, aged 24 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Arras Memorial, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France.
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World War 1 Service

1 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 156, 5th Light Horse Regiment
21 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 156, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
21 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 156, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney
24 Nov 1915: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 156, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged to Royal Flying Corps
2 Jun 1918: Involvement Other Commonwealth Forces, Captain, Royal Air Force - unspecified units

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

During an offensive patrol on 2 June 1918, serving with 1st Squadron the then Captain Henderson, flying an SE5a aircraft number C1113, was last seen over Bailleul. His remains were never found.