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William Andrew Henderson

Name: Henderson, William Andrew B135411

Born: 23 Jul 1924

Died: 03 Dec 1944

Family: Son of Rita Trought of Inglewood, Ontario, Canada.

Military Service Number: B135411

Age: 20

Force: Army

Unit: Governor General's Horse Guards, R.C.A.C.

Cemetery: Ravenna War Cemetery, Italy

Grave Reference: VI. D. 9

William Andrew Henderson was born on July 23, 1924 in Inglewood, Ontario James R. Henderson, and Rita Henderson. The Brampton Book of Remembrance says William enlisted in the Canadian Army, No 5., Company in November 1942 where he served in Canada and overseas.

William’s service record describes him as 5 foot, 8.5 inches tall, 131 pounds in weight, with Brown eyes, Brown hair and reasonable health. At the time he enlisted, he states he was working as a structural fitter for the Toronto Shipbuilding Co. in Toronto, Ontario, as part of the war effort in Canada. He had received training in War Emergency Sheet Metal course (3 months in 1941), National Steel Car Assembler (6 months in 1941-1942), Shipyards fitter (1 month in 1942), Wartime Housing Co. utility man (3 months in 1942) and at the Toronto Shipbuilding Co as a Structural Fitter (4 months in 1942), until he enlisted. He liked lacrosse, hockey, softball and favorite hobby was photography.

He is commemorated on Page 333 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.

The CWGC War Graves Registration Report Form shows that on August 8, 1945, William was re-buried in the Ravenna War Cemetery in Italy, in Section VI, Row D, Grave 9.

The CWGC Headstone schedule displays the information that is to be engraved upon a soldier’s gravestone. For William Andrew Henderson, it shows;

Line 1: B.135411 TROOPER

Line 2: W. A. HENERSON

Line 3: THE GOVERNOR GENERAL’S

Line 4: HORSE GUARDS

Line 5: 3RD DECEMBER 1944 AGE 20

Cross

Line 6: AT THE GOING DOWN

Line 7: OF THE SUN

Line 8: AND IN THE MORNING

Line 9: WE WILL REMEMBER HIM

Henderson, William Andrew B135411 HEADSTONE

William A. Henderson B.135411 Headstone Brampton Cemetery

Henderson, William Andrew B135411 Graves Concentration Reports pg1

Henderson, William Andrew B135411 HEADSTONE

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