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William Stuart Henderson
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 08/11/1888 |
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Place of birth: Ayr, Ontario, Canada |
General information
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Last known residence: Melita, Manitoba, Canada |
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Profession: Farmer |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 693204 |
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Enlistment date: 26/10/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 43rd Bn. (Cameron Highlanders) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 26/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Bellevue, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 28 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 28 R |
Points of interest 4
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| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
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.).
Sources 4
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account (London: Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018). Sources used |
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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 |
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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 |
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War Graves Registers: Circumstances of Death (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG 150, 1992-93/314). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ 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/1592973 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=a67214f1-9894-40e0-8a27-8ad6ce8e4b3c |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1592973 |