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HENDERSON, John Stuart
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 567 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shell wound to the chest and liver, France, 30 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Borre British Cemetery Plot 11, Row C, Grave 4, Borre British Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 567, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 567, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 567, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 30 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 567, Shell wound to the chest fracturing ribs and injuring the liver |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Henderson of Andrew Street, Horsham, Victoria; brother of Walter Lyall Henderson, George Henderson, Stella Mary Henderson and Alice Millicent Pearl Henderson
8 May 1915 - to hospital with Scarlet Fever
19 April 1917 - to hospital with boils
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Forces for over 3 years