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HENDERSON, Arthur Francis
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | VX33662, 3453 |
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Enlisted: | 17 February 1939 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | Artillery Details |
Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 2 September 1918 |
Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Xavier, college, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Army Officer |
Died: | Shot while playing cricket, Adelaide South Australia, 13 February 1952, aged 33 years |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Catholic A Path AK 601 |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
17 Feb 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, VX33662 | |
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21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted 3453 | |
5 Feb 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, VX33662, Artillery Details , Embarked to the Middle East. WW11 Service Possibly on the MS Oranje. 5 feb 1941 Served in Anti Air Battery as Sgt Embarked in the Middle East on SS (MV) Duntroon for Adelaide SA.23 may 1942 | |
Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, VX33662 | |
Date unknown: | Discharged 3453 |
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At the time of his murder Captain Henderson was posted to the Long Range Weapons Establishment Range at Woomera, South Australia