Colin Maxwell HENDERSON

HENDERSON, Colin Maxwell

Service Number: VX47063
Enlisted: 16 July 1940, Caulfield, Vic.
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment
Born: Glenorchy, Victoria, Australia, 10 December 1918
Home Town: Murtoa, Yarriambiack, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Died: Died at sea (Rakuyo Maru), South China Sea, 12 September 1944, aged 25 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rupanyup "Killed in Action" Roll of Honour, Rupanyup Recreation Reserve Memorial Gates
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Gunner, VX47063
16 Jul 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX47063, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, Caulfield, Vic.
12 Sep 1944: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX47063, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas and Ethel May Henderson; husband of Margaret Henderson, of Murtoa, Victoria.