|
Aug 27, 1872
|
Born in Valcartier, Quebec to
William and Susan (nee McKinley) Henderson
|
|
Jun 3, 1899
|
Married to Jane Sissons in
Quebec City, Quebec
|
|
Apr 30, 1906
|
Adam’s wife Jane, died in Ottawa,
Ontario
|
|
May 17, 1911
|
Married to Maude May Hudson in
Lindsay, Ontario
At the time of his marriage he
was employed as a Contractor and stated he was Widower
|
|
Nov 5, 1914
|
Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59454 (temporary number 182)
Ø Next of kin given as Bessie Henderson, wife,
Trenton, Ontario
o It was later discovered that Bessie was not his
legal wife but that he was married to Maude May (nee Hudson) Henderson
Ø Previous occupation given as Railway Construction
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to “B” Company
o This was later reorganized into “A” Company
Adam Henderson lied about his age,
stating he had been born in 1878, not his actual birth year of 1872
The 21st Battalion trained
in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
|
|
Feb 6, 1915
|
Employed with the Garrison Military
Police in Kingston
|
|
May 6, 1915
|
Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
|
|
May 15, 1915
|
Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
Separation Allowance and Pay
Assignments were stopped when Adam’s brother advised the CEF that Bessie was not
his wife.
|
|
Sep 14, 1915
|
Embarked the St. Seiriol in
Folkestone
|
|
Sep 15, 1915
|
Disembarked in Boulogne,
France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
|
|
Sep 29, 1915
|
Attached to the 2nd
Division Mining Section for duty
|
|
Jan 12, 1916
|
Transferred to the 3rd
Canadian Tunnelling Company
|
|
Aug 1, 1916
|
Sentenced to 28 days Field
Punishment No. 1 for being drunk on duty
|
|
Oct 10, 1916
|
Attached to the 2nd
Army Tunnelling Company for duty
|
|
Nov 1, 1916
|
Sentenced to 28 days Field
Punishment No. 1 for being Absent Without Leave from 5:30 pm October 28 until
9:15 pm the same day
|
|
Jan 23, 1917
|
Granted leave to England until
February 2, 1917
|
|
Feb 5, 1917
|
Rejoined from leave
|
|
Aug 7, 1917
|
Transferred to the 7th
Battalion CRT (Canadian Railway Troops)
On being transferred, his rank
was changed to read Sapper
|
|
Sep 4, 1917
|
Next of kin was changed to
read Rhoda Henderson, daughter, 28 Wood St., Toronto, Ontario
|
|
Sep 15, 1917
|
Appointed to the rank of
Acting Corporal with pay
|
|
Nov 1, 1917
|
Appointed to the rank of
Acting Sergeant without pay
|
|
Nov 25, 1917
|
Granted leave to the United
Kingdom until December 9, 1917
|
|
Dec 13, 1917
|
Rejoined from leave
|
|
Jan 1, 1918
|
Appointed to the rank of Acting
Sergeant with pay
|
|
Feb 4, 1918
|
Reprimanded for being absent
from morning parade
|
|
Feb 19, 1918
|
Reprimanded for rendering
himself unfit for duty by excessive use of alcohol
|
|
Mar 1, 1918
|
Confirmed in rank of Sergeant
|
|
May 20, 1918
|
Forfeited 2 days pay and
severely reprimanded for being AWL (Absent Without Leave) from 9:30 pm May 18
until 10:30 am May 18.
Reverted to the rank of Sapper
at his own request
|
|
Jun 28, 1918
|
Promoted to the rank of
Sergeant
|
|
Nov 28, 1918
|
Granted 14 days leave to the
United Kingdom
|
|
Dec 14, 1918
|
Rejoined from leave
|
|
Jan 26, 1919
|
Proceeded to England on being
transferred to the Canadian Railway Troops Depot in Knotty Ash, Liverpool,
pending return to Canada
|
|
Feb 13, 1919
|
Admitted to the Canadian
Special Hospital in Witley with a diagnosis that reads NYD “Q”. This was later changed to read Chancroid, a
genital infection
|
|
Feb 24, 1919
|
Discharged to duty from
hospital
|
|
Mar 27, 1919
|
Transferred to Military
District #3, Kinmel Park, Rhyl, pending return to Canada
|
|
Apr 1, 1919
|
Embarked the SS Megantic in
Liverpool
|
|
Apr 5, 1919
|
Admitted to the ship’s
infirmary with a diagnosis that reads VDS (Venereal Disease Syphilis)
|
|
Apr 9, 1919
|
Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
|
|
Apr 11, 1919
|
Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Sergeant
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 246143
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Kingston, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal were sent to him at 32 Wood
St., Toronto, Ontario
|
|
Sep 17, 1930
|
Adam’s wife Maude, died in
Lindsay, Ontario
|
|
Jun 20, 1931
|
Married to Lillian Whyte in
Brighton, Ontario
At the time of his marriage he
was employed as a Construction Foreman and stated he was a Widower
|
|
Aug 14, 1947
|
Adam Henderson died while a
patient of the Red Chevron Veteran’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario and was
buried in the Prospect Cemetery, Toronto.
His previous occupation was shown as Guard at the Bell Telephone
Company and his widow’s name is shown as Sarah Elizabeth White
|
|