William George HENKERS

HENKERS, William George

Service Number: 89
Enlisted: 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
Born: London, England, United Kingdom, 1889
Home Town: Milsons Point, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Langford Road County Council School, London, England
Occupation: Ship Steward
Died: Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915
Cemetery: Skew Bridge Cemetery
Special Memorial, Row B, Grave 1 Headstone inscription reads: their glory shall not be blotted out, Skew Bridge Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 89, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
21 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 89, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 89, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge

His personal effects were returned to AIF Base Records Melbourne 1920, awaiting collection from a claimant.

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Arrived in Australia aged 18 years

Son of Alice Susan Henkers of 168 Estcourt Road, Dawes  Road, Fulham, London, England

Next of kin given as a Miss O'Doherty of 60 Fitzroy Street, Milsons Point, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

He was employed as a Page Boy at the Hyde Park, Hotel, London after which he worked on board ships visiting all parts of the British Empire as well as China and Japan