Pte
Wesley Henderson
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 03/03/1896 |
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Place of birth: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Labourer |
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Religion: Not stated |
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: 8553 |
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Enlistment date: 22/09/1914 |
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Enlistment place: Valcartier Camp, Quebec, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 2nd Bn. (Eastern Ontario) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 25/07/1916 |
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Place of death: The Bluff, Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 20 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 10 - 18 - 26 - 28. |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action." Information is available that he was killed between 9 and 10 P.M. on the 25th July, 1916, whilst with a working party repairing wire entanglements in front of the trenches at Hill 60, Zillebeke, by the explosion of an enemy mine directly underneath the party.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1592974 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=668d8e30-e613-4a5b-931a-6d803822e77b |