Name
Herbert Earl Henderson
Born
1895-08-02
Birth Place
Occupation
Student
Religion
Presbyterian
Died
1969-06-10
Death Place
Detroit, MI
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
126505
Highest Rank
Corporal
Conflict
Battalion
Company
Enlisted
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1915-09-13
Prev Exp
Discharge Date
1915-12-15
Service Record 2
Highest Rank
Lieutenant
Conflict
Wounded Date
1918-08-28
Wounds
Shrapnel wound
Wounded Where
Arras, France
Discharge Date
1919-04-03
Discharge Cause
Demobilization
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
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Notes
Promoted to Lieutenant June 9, 1916. Also was Captain in 32nd Bruce Battalion, Canadian Active Military and Paymaster in 32nd Bruce Battalion. Previous experience in Fenian Raid, 1866 and Northwest Rebellion, 1885. Location at Walkerton Cemetery: Plot # 762 Row 12 Section S/WSources & Links
- (a) “Walkerton Public Cemetery (257) Branch Veteran’s Photo Gallery & Veterans of WWI & WWII that moved into the Community” BCM&CC, A2022.003.001- (b) Bruce in Khaki: A History of the Bruce Battalion
- (c) See also obituary in the Walkerton Herald-Times, July 3, 1969; (d) See also article in The Walkerton Telescope, December 18, 1930
- Library & Archives Canada
News Clippings
Herb Henderson letter, from McNally family scrapbook
Walkerton Telescope, September 12, 1918
Walkerton Telescope, November 21, 1918
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Walkerton Telescope, April 10, 1919
Walkerton Telescope, April 10, 1919
