| Regimental number | 6050 |
| Place of birth | Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Antrim, 74 Bligh Street, Newtown, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 122 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs Annie Maria Hensbergh, Antrim, 74 Bligh Street, Newtown, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of chest measurement) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 13th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Annie HENSBERGH |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 22 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 13 October 1916, and marched in to No 3 Command Depot. Marched out to 4th Training Bn, 17 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 December 1916; joined 13th Bn, in the field, 2 January 1917. Wounded in action, 5 February 1917 (shell shock); admitted to 21st Casualty Clearing Station, 6 February 1917 (nervous shock); transferred to 8th Australian Field Ambulance, 15 February 1917 (tachycardia); to 4th Division Rest Station, 15 February 1917; to 45th Casualty Clearing Station, 28 February 1917 (tachycardia); to St John Ambulance, Etaples, 2 March 1917 (disordered action of the heart); to England, 11 March 1917, and admitted to War Hospital, Stratford-on-Avon, 12 March 1917; discharged on furlough, 11 April, to report to Training Depot, Hurdcott, 26 April 1917. Classified B.1.A.2, 30 May 1917; B.1.A.3, 13 June 1917; B.1.A.4, 18 June 1917. Admitted to Fovant Hospital, 7 July 1917 (varicocele); date of discharge not recorded. Reclassified A.3, 21 August 1917. Found guilty, 13 August 1917, of being absent without leave from 12 noon, 10 August, till 2 pm, 11 August 1917: admonished, and forfeited 2 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, 24 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 17 September 1917; rejoined 13th Bn, in the field, 30 September 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 2 February 1918 (shrapnel wound, face), admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 28, 5 February 1918, and admitted same day to 54th General Hospital, Boulogne; transferred to England, 15 February 1918, and admitted to Mile End Military Hospital, Bancroft Road, London; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 14 March 1918; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 21 March 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 21 April 1918 (penetrating wound, face); disembarked Melbourne, 7 June 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (wounded), Sydney, 7 December 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 39 |
| Place of burial | Toowong Cemetery, Queensland |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HENSBERGH Percy Leslie |