James Morphett (Jim) HENDERSON

HENDERSON, James Morphett

    Service Number: 406560
    Enlisted: 3 February 1941
    Last Rank: Flying Officer
    Last Unit: No. 55 Squadron (RAF)
    Born: Perth, Western Australia, 28 February 1915
    Home Town: Serpentine, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Western Australia
    Schooling: St Peters College, South Australia
    Occupation: Farmer & Grazier
    Died: Flying Battle, Off West Africa, 11 June 1942, aged 27 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hackney St Peter's College WW2 Honour Roll, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Malta Memorial, Floriana
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    World War 2 Service

    3 Sep 1939: Involvement Flying Officer, 406560
    3 Feb 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 406560
    11 Jun 1942: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 406560, No. 55 Squadron (RAF)

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    Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

    James Morphett HENDERSON was born in Perth in Western Australia on 28th February, 1915

    His parents were Leo Morphett HENDERSON & Dorothea Meville CUDMORE who married on  28th January, 1914 in Glenelg, South Australia

    He had previously served for 3 years in the St Peters College Cadet Corps before enlisting to serve in the RAAF

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    His father Leo Morphett HENDERSON (SN 38) served as a Trooper in the Boer War with the 2nd South Australian Mounted Rifles

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