| Regimental number | 3/258 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Waihi |
| Address | Selbourne Street, Grey Lynn |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, J Henderson, Selbourne Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Medical Corps |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | New Zealand Medical Corps |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'During operations on the Somme on the 15th September, 1916 he went out repeatedly under heavy shellfire and brought in wounded who were exposed to it. He set a fine example to the other bearers.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
No Form B103 on file; few details available. War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1914. Found guilty, Mudros, 17 July 1915, of taking a boat belonging to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital from its moorings without permission: awarded 72 hours' detention. Received pay as Cook, 18 August 1915; relieved of appointment as Cook, Ismailia, 19 February 1916. Awarded Military Medal for gallantry in the field, 15 November 1916. Rejoined No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 1 December 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 14 December 1916. On Command to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, England, 21 February 1917. Promoted Corporal, 28 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917 (gas); admitted to 59th General Hospital, St Omer, 14 October 1917; still listed as 'dangerously ill, 22 October 1917; transferred to England (no date available), and admitted to Lewisham Military Hospital, 6 November 1917 (gassed: severe); removed from 'dangerously ill' list, 7 November 1917. Transferred to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 17 November 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board SS 'Maunganui', 2 February 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action; gas poisoning), 21 May 1918. Total war service: 3 years 285 days (of which 3 years 151 days were abroad). Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Medical Corps/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 65 |
| Place of burial | Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16794257 |