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HENDER, John Alfred
| Service Number: | 518 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fulham, London, England, October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Willunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Royston Park, South Australia, 6 September 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Willunga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 518, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 518, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 518, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 518, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW wrist |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Cates
John Hender was born in England and enlisted at Keswick, Adelaide on 05 July 1915. He embarked on 18 November 1915 with B Company 32nd Battalion and later served in France from June 1916. After receivinga severe gunshot wound to his abdomen on 19 July 1916, John was evacuated to England and eventually returned home because of "mitral disease of the heart" on 31st December 1916.
After the war he resided at Wilunga and Mclaren Vale. He married Kathleen Veronica Toole in 1919 and Died at Royston Park on 06 September 1959 aged 64years.
Excerpt from the book, "A Picture of Fortitude" with approval by Willunga Recreational Park.