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HENDERSON, Erle
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6580 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camp Station, near Casino, New South Wales, Australia , 1894 |
| Home Town: | Coraki, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | The Southport School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium Panel 23 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bundock's Crossing Presbyterian Church HR, Casino and District Memorial Hospital WW1 Roll of Honour, Coraki St. John's Uniting Church Memorial Plaque, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), The Southport School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6580, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6580, 25th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6580, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 6580, 25th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6580 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Cunningham and Marion HENDERSON, 'Mynumi', Coraki, New South Wales
The other tablet is in memory of Corpl. Erle Henderson, who was killed in action at Passchendale. He also assisted in the Sunday School, and for many months acted as organist in the church. He was a brilliant scholar and a lad of great promise.
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