| Regimental number | 932 |
| Place of birth | North Sydney, New South Wales |
| School | Fort Street School, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Traveller |
| Address | 53 Edward Street, North Sydney , New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 11.25" |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H Henderson, 53 Edward Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Battalion, H Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Place of burial | At Sea |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 21), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 40 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Appointed corporal, 19 October 1914. Embarked Sydney, 20 October 1914. Appointed corporal of Platoon No. 16, D Company, 1 January 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915. Wounded in action (gun shot wound, left shoulder), Gallipoli, 26 April 1915; admitted to No. 15 General Hospital, Alexandria, 29 April 1915; discharged to duty, 18 May 1915; embarked Alexandria to rejoin 4th Bn, Gallipoli, 20 May 1915. Admitted to Hospital Ship 'Dunluce Castle' ('septic feet'), Gallipoli, 30 May 1915; transferred to No. 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 31 May 1915; transferred to Convalescent Camp, Helouan, 23 June 1915; transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, Helouan, 29 June 1915; rejoined 4th Bn, Gallipoli, 16 August 1915. Admitted to No. 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 13 September 1915; transferred to Hospital Ship 'Aquitania', 16 September 1915; died of disease (enteric fever), Hospital Ship 'Aquitania' en route to England, 21 September 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HENDERSON Sydney Gordon |
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