Military service
Age:
20
Rank:
Captain
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)
Division:
"A" Coy. 85th Bn.
Birth:
January 2, 1897
Windsor, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
December 10, 1916
Aldershot, Nova Scotia
Death:
October 30, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XXXV. A. 1.
Additional information
Son of Charles and Mary Chapman Hensley, of Windsor, Nova Scotia.
Digital gallery of Captain John Manuel Hensley
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Photo of John Manuel Hensley (2)
Photo taken in Nova Scotia before his promotion to Lt. Between Jan.5 1916 and Oct. 7 1916. He was 17 years old when this photo was taken. -
Photo of John M. Hensley
Lieutenant (later Captain) John M. Hensley. Cropped from a vintage outdoor group portrait of original officers of the 85th Battalion CEF, circa October 1916-February 1917. -
Photo of John Manuel Hensley (3)
Capt. J.M. Hensley taken while a Lieut. in England Before the 85th battalion went to France. -
Photo of John Manuel Hensley (4)
Formal photo Of Capt. J.M. Hensley The kilt and socks are props they are in the wrong tartan and the 85th never received Kilts untill well after his death. -
Photo of John Manuel Hensley (5)
Capt. J.M.Hensley Born Windsor Nova Scotia Jan. 2 1899 Killed in action Oct 30 1917. Only son of Charles and Mary Hensley. He Gave a false age to enlist. -
Crest
In memory of the officers of the 85th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders who gave their lives during World War 1. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Group Photo
In memory of the officers of the 85th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders who gave their lives during World War 1. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Memorial Image
In memory of the officers of the 85th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders who gave their lives during World War 1. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
War Diary
War Diary The account of Captain Hensley's death as he led his men into battle on October 30, 1917. -
Cemetery
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Cross of Sacrifice
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Grave Marker
Digital gallery of
Captain John Manuel Hensley
Digital gallery of
Captain John Manuel Hensley
Digital gallery of
Captain John Manuel Hensley
Digital gallery of
Captain John Manuel Hensley
Digital gallery of
Captain John Manuel Hensley
Digital gallery of
Captain John Manuel Hensley
Digital gallery of
Captain John Manuel Hensley
Digital gallery of
Captain John Manuel Hensley
Digital gallery of
Captain John Manuel Hensley
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 255 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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