Regimental number | 1091 |
Place of birth | Katoomba, New South Wales |
School | Superior Public School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Postal assistant |
Address | Keresley, Fitzgerald Street, Katoomba, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, A Henson, Keresley, Fitzgerald Street, Katoomba, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Westhoek, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot X, Row C, Grave No. II), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 91 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Allan and Grace HENSON, "Keresley", Katoomba, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: Sapper H. Henson won the MM |