Douglas Claude (Doug) Henderson

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel Herbert and Jessie Ruth Henderson, of Greymouth, Westland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Llewellyn (1949)
  • New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2)
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Driver Douglas Claude Henderson, whose death from wounds is announced in the above casualty list was a native of Greymouth, and a son of Mr. Samuel Henderson of 25 Palmerston Street, Greymouth. He was aged 24 years, and enlisted at Greymouth in March, 1940. He was educated at the Greymouth Main and Greymouth Technical High Schools, and later entered the employ of the Greymouth Borough Council, as a clerk in the Council’s office. He is survived by his father, and three sisters, two residing in Greymouth, and one in Christchurch. Prior to receiving the wounds which caused his death, he was wounded in the first Libyan campaign." [Greymouth Evening Star, 25 July 1942, Page 4]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
12194
Name:
Douglas Claude (Doug) Henderson
Date of Birth:
15 September 1917
Place of Birth:
Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
Education: 
Next of Kin: 
Mr S H Henderson (father), 25 Palmerston Street, Greymouth
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Locality on Enlistment: 
25 Palmerston Street, Greymouth
Place of Enlistment: 
Greymouth, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Employer:
Greymouth Borough Council
Unit:
New Zealand Army Service Corps, 1 Ammunition Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
14 July 1942
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. H. 19.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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