Regimental number | *9515 |
Place of birth | Port Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carter |
Address | Mellor Road, Glanville, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Jane Henson, 37 Miller Street, North Unley, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served 5 years in the Royal Navy. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 6, Battery 18 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic, on board A59 Botanist on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 7), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Annie HENSON; husband of J.J. HENSON, Woodville Road, Woodville, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: Tom Henson was a prisoner of war in Germany and died of illness. |