HENDERSON, Allan
(Service number 32668)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | abt 1876 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | miner | ||
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| Marital Status | single | ||
| Next of Kin | Robert Henderson (brother) Neidpath Road, Mornington, Dunedin | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 19th Reinforcements,OtagoInfantry Battalion, D Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 68 or 69; Maunganui or Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth or Devonport |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 16 December 1917 | Age | 42 |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Divisional Collecting PostCemetery and Extension, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Andrew and Margaret Henderson. Brothers Robert, Ronald, John (9/708) and eight sisters.
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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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