Walter Murray HENDERSON

Badge Number: S15455, Sub Branch: Barmera
S15455

HENDERSON, Walter Murray

Service Numbers: 2617, S35012
Enlisted: 3 May 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 8th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born: Pyap, South Australia, 3 June 1896
Home Town: Barmera, Berri and Barmera, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Natural causes, Northfield, South Australia, 26 April 1974, aged 77 years
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
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World War 1 Service

3 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2617, Adelaide, South Australia
21 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2617, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2617, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide
21 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2617, 5th Pioneer Battalion

World War 2 Service

18 Jul 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S35012
18 Jul 1941: Enlisted Private, S35012, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Barmera, South Australia
19 Jul 1941: Involvement Private, S35012, 8th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces
10 Nov 1943: Discharged Private, S35012, 8th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

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