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Military service
Service number:
75261
Age:
34
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division:
29th Bn.
Birth:
October 28, 1884
Edinburgh, Scotland
Enlistment:
November 17, 1914
Vancouver, British Columbia
Death:
October 31, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
45. 2. 15.
Additional information
Son of James and Mary Murphy; husband of Sarah Henderson. Brother of James Murphy and Mary Wardle. Pte Henderson served ten years with the Royal Scots. He was discharged on 20 October 1916 in Esquimalt, British Columbia as no longer fit for service.
Additional citations
1914-15 Star, South Africa Medal
Digital gallery of Private Edward John Henderson
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Grave marker
Grave of 75261 Edward John Henderson who served with the 29th Battn. C.E.F. Born in Edinburgh Scotland on Oct. 28th 1884. He enlisted at Vancouver BC on Nov. 18th 1914 listing prior military service of 10 years in the Royal Scotts. He listed his occupation as "Cook" He died at Vancouver BC on Oct. 31st 1918 at the age of 34. -
Cross of Sacrifice
Memorial Cross in the section where 75261 Edward John Henderson is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery of Vancouver BC. -
Vancouver Mountain View Cemetery
Cemetery view of the section where 75261 Edward John Henderson is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery of Vancouver BC.
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Private Edward John Henderson
Digital gallery of
Private Edward John Henderson
Digital gallery of
Private Edward John Henderson
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Commemorated on:
Page 604 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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VANCOUVER (MOUNTAIN VIEW) CEMETERY British Columbia, Canada
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