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HENDERSON, Edward Elers Delaval
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
HENDERSON, Edward Elers Delaval
Date Of Birth
2 Oct 1878
Age
38
Birth Place
Simla, India
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
25 Jan 1917
Date Of Death
25 Jan 1917
Fate
Killed in action
Information
The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's) attached The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Commander 9th Battalion. Husband of Mrs M Henderson, of "Tall Trees," Park Road, Camberley, Surrey. Name corrected in London Gazette 30212 pg 7869, dated 31/07/1917, Major (Acting Lieutenant-Colonel) Edward Elers Delavel Henderson, should read Edward Elers Delaval Henderson
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Further gazette dates: 14/08/1917 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 8332 (MiD) Gazette issue: 30233 (MiD)
Rank Name
Major
Rank (2nd)
Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel.
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
5701 (V.C.); Issue 30122 (V.C.)
Duty Location
West bank of the River Hai, near Kut, Mesopotamia
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
North Staffordshire Regiment
Regiment 2
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion 2
9th Battalion
Place of Death
River Hai, Mesopotamia
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
regiment
North Staffordshire Regiment
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UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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