Apr 10, 1874
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Born in Glasgow, Scotland
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Apr 22, 1917
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Attested into the 252nd Battalion CEF
in Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Number 1087330
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Jessie McRae, sister, 91 Gloucester St.,
Glasgow, Scotland
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø His current address was given as 1 St. Antoine St., Montreal,
Quebec
The battalion trained in the Lindsay area
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May 29, 1917
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The battalion embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool and proceeded to
Seaford where the entire battalion was absorbed into the 6th Reserve Battalion
to continue training
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Sep 2, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry
Base Depot) in Etaples, France as part of a draft of 83 reinforcements from England and
TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Sep 16, 1917
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After leaving the CIBD he joined the 2nd
Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Hersin
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Oct 14, 1917
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After leaving the entrenching battalion he
joined the 21st Battalion in billets in Villers au Bois
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Nov 9, 1917
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While the 21st Battalion was in the
forward area of Passchendaele, Belgium, a large work party was supplied to help repair
trenches. While this work party of about 200
men were moving into their work area, an artillery barrage caught them in the open and
they suffered many casualties, Private Henderson being one of them. A shell exploded in the midst of the group he was
with and it became impossible to identify the individuals for burial and he is most likely
buried as an unidentified soldier.
As a result of having no known grave, he is
commemorated on the panels of the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
Following the war, no family members could be
located and no medals were issued for his service
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