Pte
Robert Stuart Henderson
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 30/06/1898 |
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Place of birth: Moulin, Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: High School Student |
Army information
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Country: Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 38090 |
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Enlistment place: Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), 2nd Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 26/09/1917 |
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Place of death: Hill 40, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 19 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 13 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal — 04/08/1920 |
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Victory Medal Medal — 04/08/1920 |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
Private Robert Stuart Henderson was part of the 2nd Battalion Royal Scots (Lothian), 8th Brigade, 3rd Division. The Third Battle of Ypres, also known as The Battle of Passchendaele, officially took place from the 31st of July till the 10th of November 1917. 3rd Division fought in the Battle of Polygon Wood (26th September - 3 October 1917), a later phase within the Third Battle of Ypres.
Under 3rd Division the 8th Brigade attacked at 5:30 a.m. The 2nd Royal Scots and 8th East Yorks led, while 1st Royal Scottish Fusiliers and the 7th KSLI were in support. The 2nd Scots with their right flank on the railway, took the first objective (the Red Line) which ran from Van Isackere Farm, across the railway line and past the St. Josephs Institute.
The 1st Royal Scots and KSLI then advanced to take the western slopes of Hill 40, Zonnebeke, just short of the second objective (the Blue Line). Two Companies of the 2nd Royal Scots supported the attack of the 1st Royal Scots on Hill 40. An unsuccessful attempt to take Hill 40 was made at 6:30 p.m. Heavy fighting and several German counter attacks took place near Hill 40 and along the Blue Line, but after a strong British Counter attack by the 12th West Yorks almost all of the Second Objective was gained apart from, ground Between Hill 40 and Levi Cottages.
Robert Stuart Henderson was Killed in Action on 26th September 1917 aged 19. He is commemorated by the CWGC on Panel 13 of the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, this means that Private Henderson's remains were either never discovered or could not be positively identified following the end of the war.
Under 3rd Division the 8th Brigade attacked at 5:30 a.m. The 2nd Royal Scots and 8th East Yorks led, while 1st Royal Scottish Fusiliers and the 7th KSLI were in support. The 2nd Scots with their right flank on the railway, took the first objective (the Red Line) which ran from Van Isackere Farm, across the railway line and past the St. Josephs Institute.
The 1st Royal Scots and KSLI then advanced to take the western slopes of Hill 40, Zonnebeke, just short of the second objective (the Blue Line). Two Companies of the 2nd Royal Scots supported the attack of the 1st Royal Scots on Hill 40. An unsuccessful attempt to take Hill 40 was made at 6:30 p.m. Heavy fighting and several German counter attacks took place near Hill 40 and along the Blue Line, but after a strong British Counter attack by the 12th West Yorks almost all of the Second Objective was gained apart from, ground Between Hill 40 and Levi Cottages.
Robert Stuart Henderson was Killed in Action on 26th September 1917 aged 19. He is commemorated by the CWGC on Panel 13 of the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, this means that Private Henderson's remains were either never discovered or could not be positively identified following the end of the war.
Sources 4
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2 Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers , (The National Archives, KEW(TNA), WO 95/2340/1). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
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8 Infantry Brigade: 2 Battalion Royal Scots. (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1423/4). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Further reference |
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Ewing J., The Royal Scots 1914-1919, (Edinburgh, Oliver and Boyd, 1925), pg. 480-482. Sources used |
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McCarthy C., Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account, (London, Uniform, 2018), pg. 96-97. Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/836213 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=a311a321-6b2a-41b5-b813-4f3d01b18163 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1833824 |