HENDERSON, Henry
| Service Number: | 253 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 253, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 253, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 253, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When he enlisted in 1901 his given name was transcribed variously as John Henderson, Henry Henderson, and Jas Henderson depending on the document being viewed.
When he enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB and his details (under the name John Henderson) were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as W. Henderson, Elizabeth St, Sydney. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 100, he is entered as John Henderson with an address in County Durham, England, suggesting he may have originally been from England.
Murray, has recorded him on the nominal roll under the name of Henry Henderson. When the 5th QIB returned to Australia aboard SS St Andrew in 1902 a list of soldiers aboard was published in The Brisbane Courier, 22 Apr 1902, where he is listed as 253, Jas Henderson.
(AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 498; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 100; newspaper articles).