Thomas Henderson
Service Number
7862
Military Unit
1st Bn Gordon Highlanders
Date of birth
Date of Death
14 Dec 1917 (36 years old)
Place of Birth
Scotland
Employment, Education or Hobbies
In the army from 1901.
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Family History
Parents Thomas and Janet Henderson of Stirling. Widow: Ethel, nee Goulding married 16/02/1911. Children: Ethel, born 15/06/1911, Elizabeth, born 6/6/1912 and died 18/6/1912 and Thomas Valentine born 14/02/1914. The family lived at 84 Moor Street, Mansfield. Ethel was awarded a pension of 27 shillings & 11d for herself and 2 surviving children.
Military History
Enlisted in Glasgow on 09/08/1901 aged 19 years and 8 months. He only stood 5ft 4 inches high. In France from 13/08/1914. Gun shot wound to left shoulder/arm and side in April 1917.
Extra Information
Headstone Inscription: "Until the day breaks".
This man is commemorated in a book of remembrance held by Mansfield District Council.
Photographs
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