Regimental number | 8/872 |
Address | 37 Hope Street, Dunedin |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Robert Henderson, 37 Hope Street, Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Captain |
Final unit | New Zealand Entrenching Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 13 July 1916. |
Fate | Died of injuries |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Grevillers British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row AA, Grave No 23), Pas de Calais, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Robert and Agnes Henderson, 43 Hope Street, Dunedin |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous and consistent good work in charge of the machine gun section of the battalion.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
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