| Regimental number | 41801 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Feilding |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.9 |
| Height | 6' 0.5" |
| Weight | 152 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Henson, Private Bag, Feilding |
| Previous military service | Served in 6th Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment; previously rejected for enlistment on account of varicocele and appendicitis. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Palmerston North |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, F Company (Unattached) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Corinthic on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Emma Ada Henson, 'Beaumont', Feilding, Wellington, and the late John Henson. Native of Sandon Manawater, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Court of Enquiry, 19 November 1917; statement by 29559 Pte R. OATS, 10th Company, 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment: 'I saw Pte Henson at the Assembly Point prior to the advance on Belle Vue Spur. There was heavy artillery & machine gun fire & the Coy suffered heavy casualties. I did not see Henson again. He did not come out the trenches with the Coy.' Court concluded: 'Missing believed killed 12th Oct. 1917 prior to the advance on Bell Vue Spur.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | No Form B103 on file: scant details available. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 20 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16794533 |