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Son of John and Jane Elizabeth Henderson, of Toronto, Ontario. B.A.; Barrister-at-Law; Solicitor.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Alfred James Henderson
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This obituary of Lieut Henderson was clipped from a Toronto newspaper in 1944, and preserved in a private collection.
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Entry from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook, 1937 lists Henderson's activities and interests.
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Group photo of University of Toronto Moot Court members from Torontonensis yearbook, 1937. A.J. Henderson in front row at photo left, and J. K. Macalister in front row centre, would both be killed in the war.
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Group photo of University College Men's 3T7 Executive from Torontonensis yearbook, 1937. (The designation "3T7" stands for graduation year 1937.) Alfred James Henderson and John Kenneth Macalister would both be killed in the war.
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Group photo of yearbook staff from Torontonensis, 1937. Back row includes three students who would be killed in the war: Alfred James Henderson, Wilfred Sydney Johnson, James Hyndman Cooper.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 332 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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CALAIS CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (Leubringhen) Pas de Calais, France
Leubringhen is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, halfway between Calais and Boulogne. The Calais Canadian War Cemetery is in Leubringhen and is situated on the east side of the Calais-Boulogne road, 14 kilometres from Calais.
From Calais leave the motorway at junction 9 and turn left onto the N3-E402 toward St Inglevert. Proceed through the village and immediately after, turn first left over motorway bridge and follow the road for approximately 250 metres. The Calais Canadian War Cemetery will be found on the left.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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