Pte
William Stuart Henderson

Information about birth

Date of birth:
08/11/1888
Place of birth:
Ayr, Ontario, Canada

General information

Last known residence:
Melita, Manitoba, Canada
Profession:
Farmer

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
693204
Enlistment date:
26/10/1915
Enlistment place:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Units:
 —  Canadian Infantry, 43rd Bn. (Cameron Highlanders)  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
26/10/1917
Place of death:
Bellevue, Passchendaele, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
28

Memorial

Points of interest 3

#1 Place of birth
#2 Last known residence
#3 Enlistment place

My story

The 43th Battalion Canadian Infantry (9th Canadian Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division) was to take the Bellevue Spur in the attack on 26 October 1917. They cleared the pillboxes and kept a foothold on Bellevue. William died during this attack and was originally buried on the Bellevue Spur (Sheet 28.D.4.d.5.5.).

Files 1

Sources 4

McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account (London: Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018).
Sources used
Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4262 - 45).
https://library-archives.canada.ca/
Sources used
War diaries: 43rd Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4938, Microfilm reel number: T-10744, File number: 434).
https://library-archives.canada.ca/
Sources used
War Graves Registers: Circumstances of Death (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG 150, 1992-93/314).
https://library-archives.canada.ca/
Sources used