HENDERSON, Ludovic
| Service Number: | 3563 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Ashfield, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Mosman Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 11 |
| Memorials: | Ashfield Presbyterian Church Great War Memorial Window, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3563, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3563, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3563, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3563, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3563 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
One of the sons of Archibald and Annie Henderson, of Fernhill St., Hurlstone Park, NSW, Ludovic Henderson only enlisted 9 months before his death. Originally with the 20th Battalion he was transferred to the 57th Battalion in Egypt prior going to France. He suffered gunshot wounds to his face, chest and right arm during the Battle of Fromelles and was admitted to the 2nd Casualty Clearing Station but succumbed to his wounds on the 20 July 1916.
His brother, 1752 Pte. Colin Henderson 2nd Battalion AIF, died of wounds in England 22 May 1917, aged 21.
Their father had passed away in 1905 and their mother Annie received all of their effects and entitlements.
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