Pte
William Henderson
Information about birth
Date of birth: 01/12/1890 |
Place of birth: Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
Last known residence: Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada |
Army information
Country: Canada |
Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Private |
Service number: 1000291 |
Enlistment date: 18/12/1915 |
Enlistment place: Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada |
Units: — Canadian Infantry, 43rd Bn. (Cameron Highlanders) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 12/11/1917 |
Place of death: Bellevue, Passchendaele, Belgium |
Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Age: 26 |
Memorial
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 28 |
Points of interest 4
#1 | Place of birth | ||
#2 | Last known residence | ||
#3 | Enlistment place | ||
#4 | Place of death (approximate) |
Sources 2
Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4261 - 26). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx 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/eng Sources used |
More information 4
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1592975 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=d44afd0b-6df3-47a8-8193-b8266484ec43 |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5931115 |
The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1592975 |