HENDY, Raymond Charles
| Service Number: | 1100 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 20 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cleveland Street Public School. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carter (listed as a Tinsmith by his mother for the Roll of Honour) |
| Died: | Cerebral Tumour, General Military Hospital, Colchester, Essex, England, 9 August 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Colchester Cemetery, Essex, United Kingdom Grave Reference: T. 5. 73., |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1100, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1100, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Chilka, Sydney | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Involvement Driver, 1100, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1100 awm_unit: 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-08-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 25 and the son of Henry Stephen and Maria Hendy, of 15, Elizabeth St., Redfern, New South Wales.
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Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Raymond Charles Hendy was born on 20th September, 1892 in Sydney, NSW to parents Henry Stephen and Maria Hendy (nee Bisiker).
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 13th April, 1915 as a 22 year old, single, Carter (listed as a Tinsmith by his mother for the Roll of Honour) from 15 Elizabeth Street, Redfern, NSW.
Private Raymond Charles Hendy, Service number 1100, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Chilka (A51) on 7th June, 1915 with the 2nd Light Horse Brigade, 7th Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcements.
On 2nd October, 1915 Private Hendy joined & was taken on strength of 7th Light Horse Regiment at Gallipoli Peninsula.
He reported sick at Gallipoli Peninsula on 17th October, 1915 & was admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station with Acute Parotitis. Private Hendy was transferred to Hospital Ship Soudan & disembarked at Malta on 23rd October, 1915. He was admitted to Military Hospital at Floriana on 24th October, 1915.
Private Hendy was transferred to St. Barnabas Camp at Ghain Tufficha on 6th November, 1915 then transferred to Egypt on 11th February, 1916 on Bovriu. He disembarked at Alexandria from Malta on 17th February, 1916. Private Hendy was taken on strength of Overseas Base at Cairo on 18th February, 1916. He was discharged to duty at Cairo on 26th February, 1916 from Australian Overseas Base.
On 1st March, 1916 Private Hendy was taken on strength of 2nd Reserve Light Horse Regiment at Maadi
He reported sick on 1st March, 1916 & rejoined his Unit on 4th March, 1916.
Private Hendy was taken on strength of 10th F.A.B. (Field Artillery Brigade) at Tel-el-Kebir on 26th March, 1916 & posted to 38th Battery as Gunner.
On 1st June, 1916 Gunner Raymond Charles Hendy was mustered as Driver.
He proceeded to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) from Alexandria on 5th June, 1916 & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 13th June, 1916.
Driver Raymond Charles Hendy was admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital at Bulford, Wiltshire on 21st January, 1917 with V.D. He was discharged on 6th April, 1917 – total period of V.D. – 76 days.
On 9th April, 1917 Driver Hendy was marched in to No. 1 Command Depot at Perham Downs, Wiltshire from Bulford & medically classified as B1 A (unfit for active service for several weeks).
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training & convalescing was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire & Dorset.
He was marched in to R.B.A.A. (Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery) at Larkhill, Wiltshire on 21st May, 1917 from No. 1 Command Depot. Driver Hendy proceeded overseas to France via Folkestone from R.B.A.A. on 2nd July, 1917 & was marched in to A.G.B.D. (Australian General Base Depot) at Rouelles, France on 3rd July, 1917. Driver Hendy was marched out from A.G.B.D. on 6th July, 1917& was taken on strength of 4th D.A.C. (Divisional Artillery Column) in the Field on 7th July, 1917.
Driver Hendy was transferred to 10th F.A.B. (Field Artillery Brigade) on 11th July, 1917 & rejoined 4th D.A.C. from Hospital on 12th July, 1917.
On 19th August, 1917 Driver Raymond Charles Hendy was injured when kicked in the abdomen by a horse. He was sent to Rest Camp on 21st August, 1917.
He was sent sick to N.Z. Stationary Hospital at Hazebrouck on 7th November, 1917 with headache. He was discharged to duty on 9th November, 1917 & rejoined his Unit from Hospital the same day,
Driver Raymond Charles Hendy was sent sick to Hospital on 23rd November, 1917 & was admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital at Abbeville with Trench Fever. He was transferred to Ambulance Train No. 32 on 14th December, 1917 then invalided to England the same day on Hospital Ship St. Patrick.
On 15th December, 1917 Driver Hendy was admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital at Stourbridge, England with Trench Fever – severe. He was discharged on 28th December, 1917 to No. 3 Command Depot at Hurdcott, Wiltshire, England.
He was marched in to No. 3 Command Depot at Hurdcott, Wiltshire, England on 31st December, 1917 from 1st Southern General Hospital. The Hospital Admissions form records “Evacuated 22/11/17 from Ypres with Trench Fever….complains of pain in shin & headaches which occur about once weekly last four of five days.” He was medically classified on 2nd January, 1918 as B1 A (fit for active service in a few weeks). Driver Hendy was medically classified as B1A1 (fit for light duty only – 4 weeks) on 11th January, 1918 & improving. He was medically classified as B1 A2 on 4th February (fit for overseas training camp in three to four weeks). Driver Hendy was medically classified as B1 A3 (fit for overseas training camp in two to three weeks) on 11th February, 1918 & classified as B1 A4 (fit for overseas training camp when passed dentally fit) on 15th February, 1918.
Driver Hendy was marched in to Overseas Training Brigade at Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire on 28th February, 1918 from No. 3 Command Depot at Hurdcott.
On 15th March, 1918 Driver Hendy was marched in to R.B.A.A. (Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery) at Heytesbury Wiltshire from Overseas Training Brigade at Longbridge Deverill.
Driver Hendy proceeded overseas to France via Southampton from Heytesbury on 27th March, 1918. He was marched in to A.G.B.D. (Australian General Base Depot) at Rouelles, France on 28th March, 1918. Driver Hendy was marched out from A.G.B.D. on 6th April, 1918 & rejoined 38th Battery in France from England on 9th April, 1918.
He reported sick on 5th May, 1918 & was admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance with D.A.H. (disorderly action of the heart) & P.U.O. (Pyrexia (fever) of unknown origin) then transferred to 4th Casualty Clearing Station on the same day. Driver Hendy was transferred on 5th May, 1918 to No. 28 Ambulance Train & admitted to 16th U.S.A. Hospital at Le Treport, France on 5th May, 1918 with D.A.H. (disorderly action of the heart). Driver Hendy was transferred to England from 16th U.S.A. Hospital on 24th May, 1918.
On 29th May, 1918 Driver Hendy was admitted to Military Heart Hospital at Colchester Essex, England. He was transferred from Military Heart Hospital to General Military Hospital, Colchester, Essex, England on 16th July, 1918.
Driver Raymond Charles Hendy died on 9th August, 1918 at General Military Hospital, Colchester, Essex, England.
A Post Mortem was held where a Tumour in right lobe of cerebellum was found, which was breaking down & there had been haemorrhage. Cause of death - Cerebral Tumour. (Hospital Admissions form has date of death as 11th August, 1918, however a Telegram to Administrative Headquarters A.I.F. was sent from Military Hospital, Colchester on 9th August, 1918, advising of the death of Driver Hendy.)
He was buried in Colchester Cemetery, Colchester, Essex, England where 10 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/colchester.html
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