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HENDERSON, James Macdonald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX14898 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 27 May 1921 |
| Home Town: | Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mill Assembler |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 9 March 1945, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot KK. Row D. Grave 2. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY DONE NOBLY & FEARLESSLY HE DIED THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 14 Oct 1941: | Involvement Private, SX14898 | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 14 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX14898 | |
| 12 Jun 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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