| Regimental number | 24/793 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Arrowtown |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | c/o Mrs M Henderson, Lowburn Ferry |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24.11 |
| Height | 5' 3.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Henderson, Lowburn Ferry, Central Otago |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 31 Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late William and Margaret Henderson, Lowburn, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Egypt, 18 November 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Found guilty, 15 May 1916, of (1) failing to attend parade of inlying picquet; (2) improperly dressed on inlying picquet: deprived of 3 days' pay. Wounded in action, 9 July 1916 (gun shot wound, left heel), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to 30th General Hospital, 10 July 1916; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, 24 July 1916; rejoined unit, 9 August 1916, and posted to D Company. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 24 April 1917 (influenza); rejoined unit, 12 May 1917. Detached to Divisional Reinforcement Camp, 30 May 1917; rejoined unit, 18 June 1917. Detached to Rest Camp, 20 September 1917; rejoined unit, 8 October 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 138 days (of which 735 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: C Company/2nd NZRB. Note on file by examining medical officer: 'Recruit is ½ inch below standard in height & his teeth are exceptionally bad but except for his height & his teeth the recruit is fit.' |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16794127 |