'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: 9 December 1916

Regimental number	3/258
Date of birth	26 August 1893
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 16 October 1914
Final rank	Corporal
Final unit	New Zealand Medical Corps
Fate	Commenced return to New Zealand 2 February 1918
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: 9 December 1916
Discharge date	21 May 1918
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	14 November 1958 Auckland
Age at death	65
Place of burial	Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland
Sources	Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16794257