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Husband of Bella Henderson of Alliston, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Sapper William Henderson
Digital gallery of
Sapper William Henderson
A photo of Spr. William Henderson's grave in Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, France. He was killed in action near Villers-les-Cagnicourt on the 14th day of September 1918.
Digital gallery of
Sapper William Henderson
William Henderson (front row, first on the left) attested with the 157th Overseas Battalion C.E.F. in Alliston on November 21, 1915. Previously, he served in the 36th Regiment Active Militia for seven years. After going overseas, he was transferred to the 9th Battalion, Canadian Engineers. His attestation papers indicate that he was a stone cutter by trade. He was killed in action in the vicinity of Villers-les-Cagnicourt, France. He was survived by his wife, Bella Henderson and his infant son, William Douglas Haig Henderson.
Digital gallery of
Sapper William Henderson
Grave marker - Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Sapper William Henderson
Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Sapper William Henderson
Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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A photo of Spr. William Henderson's grave in Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, France. He was killed in action near Villers-les-Cagnicourt on the 14th day of September 1918.
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William Henderson (front row, first on the left) attested with the 157th Overseas Battalion C.E.F. in Alliston on November 21, 1915. Previously, he served in the 36th Regiment Active Militia for seven years. After going overseas, he was transferred to the 9th Battalion, Canadian Engineers. His attestation papers indicate that he was a stone cutter by trade. He was killed in action in the vicinity of Villers-les-Cagnicourt, France. He was survived by his wife, Bella Henderson and his infant son, William Douglas Haig Henderson.
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Grave marker - Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 427 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT Pas de Calais, France
Vis-en-Artois and Haucourt are villages in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, on the road from Arras to Cambrai. The VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT is at the north side of the main road between the two villages.
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