Percy Bosomworth Henderson
Born 23 May 1894 - Died 15 Nov 1918
- Service number
- WWI 26617 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Percy Bosomworth AWMM
- Surname
- Henderson AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 26617 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
- Church of England, Christian AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 23 May 1894 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Pre 31 May 1916 AWMM Middleton Road, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs Minnie Ann Goertz (mother), Middleton Road, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 11 Oct 1916 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- 1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 26617 AWMM
- Military service
- Auckland Grammar School cadets AWMM
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
- Specialist Company, 18th Divisional Signallers AWMM
- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 31 May 1916 AWMM
Age 21 AWMM
Solicitors' Clerk/Civilian AWMM - Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 11 Oct 1916-28 Dec 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 67 AWMM Vessel was Tofua AWMM Private AWMM 18th Reinforcements Divisional Signallers AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Height, Unknown Period AWMM
5 foot 9 inches AWMM - Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
117 pounds AWMM - Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
Wounded June 1917 by grenade whilst in trenches AWMM - Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
GSW face, left arm, right eye enucleation AWMM - Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
Admitted No 2 NZGH Walton, August 1917 AWMM - Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
Invalided from London to NZ on the Maheno December 1917 AWMM - Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
Outpatient Auckland Hospital, transferred to Waikato Hospital outpatient May 1917 AWMM - Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM
Influenza whilst recovering from wounds as an outpatient at Waikato Hospital AWMM
- Height, Unknown Period AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 16 Apr 1918 AWMM
No longer physically fit on account of wounds received in action AWMM
Private AWMM
Auckland Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of John Henderson and Minnie Goertz Henderson, of 19, Wellington St., Epsom, Auckland
Next of Kin: Mrs M. Goetz, Middleton Rd, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM - Percy was born in Blenheim on 23 May 1894 to Minnie Ann Henderson (nee Goertz) and John Henderson of Middleton Road, Remuera and 19 Wellington Street, Epsom. John Henderson worked for the Post Office and after Percy’s birth was transferred to Tauranga as Chief Clerk, and later as Postmaster at Maketu, and died shortly afterwards. Minnie Henderson took charge of the Post Office. [1, 2]
Percy attended Maketu School where in 1909, he won a scholarship which enabled him to attend Auckland Grammar School. There he passed matriculation and the solicitors’ general knowledge examination in 1911 and subsequently attended Auckland University College (now the University of Auckland) gaining a law degree in 1916. He also worked for the solicitors, Johnston, Coates and Fee (now Johnston Prichard Fee).
During that time, Percy was a cadet in the Territorial Forces and in 1911, was appointed a Staff Sergeant Major in the Citizens Army for four years.
After he graduated, Percy enlisted for war service as a Private. At Trentham, he received specialist training with the 18th Reinforcements Divisional Signallers. When he reached England on 3 April 1917, he was posted to 3rd Battalion Auckland Regiment, 16 Company. On 28 May 1917 he was posted to Battalion Headquarters in France.
On 13 June 1917, his unit was sent to the front-line trenches at Le Baizel, France where a German hand grenade exploded. Percy received multiple wounds to his face, his right eye, upper body and right thigh. He was transferred from France to hospital at Walton-on-Thames in England where he improved, but on 9th October 1917, he was classified as unfit for active service and returned to New Zealand where he received further medical treatment. On 16th April 1918 he was formally discharged from military service as ‘no longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action’.
Percy resumed his law career and began practicing in Hamilton, where his married sister lived. On 22 April 1918 he was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand by Justice Hosking on the application of Dr Harry Dean Bamford.Public - Sue - Researcher - 13 November 2021 - Remuera Heritage
https://remueraheritage.org.nz/story/ww1-signaller-percy-bosomworth-henderson-26617/
- Son of John Henderson and Minnie Goertz Henderson, of 19, Wellington St., Epsom, Auckland
About death
- Death
- 15 Nov 1918 AWMM
Age 23 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Died of wounds AWMM
- Death notes
- On 15th November 1918 in Waikato Hospital, Percy, having survived the war, succumbed to influenza, and died, aged 24. Just two days later his sister also died from the disease. Percy is buried at Hamilton East Cemetery, Hungerford Crescent, Hamilton, Soldiers’ Area E4, Grave 248.Public - Sue - Researcher - 13 November 2021 - Remuera Heritage
https://remueraheritage.org.nz/story/ww1-signaller-percy-bosomworth-henderson-26617/ - Cemetery
- Hamilton East Cemetery, Hungerford Crescent, Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM Soldiers Area E4, Grave 248. AWMM
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- Obituary
- Percy Bosomworth Henderson (26627) was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Percy is remembered by an obituary by Geoff Adlam, in the New Zealand Law Society and the Lawyers Roll of HonourPublic - Sue - Researcher - 13 November 2021 - https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/news/people-in-the-law/obituaries/obituaries-list/percy-bosomworth-henderson-1894-1918/
Remuera Heritage
https://remueraheritage.org.nz/story/ww1-signaller-percy-bosomworth-henderson-26617/ - Memorial name
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R16794254
Further Reference - New Zealand Lawyers Roll of Honour, New Zealand Law Society website
http://www.lawsociety.org.nz/news-and-communications/people-in-the-law/obituaries/obituaries-list/percy-bosomworth-henderson,-1894-1918
Further Reference - World War I Roll of Honour for the Ōrākei Local Board area. Auckland Council. Retrieved October 2017.
https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/local-boards/all-local-boards/orakei-local-board/Documents/world-war-roll-honour.pdf
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643275/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643275
Further Reference - "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
http://web.archive.org/web/20220331095731/https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Documents/Provisional-list-NZ-victims-of-1918-Flu-Pandemic-Ancestry.pdf
Sources Used
- Military personnel file
- References
- Included in the World War I Digital Roll of Honour for the Ōrākei Local Board area. The Ōrākei Local Board commissioned a World War I roll of honour for its area to commemorate the war’s centenary. The board welcomes additional information from the public on this project.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
43: 20 - Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
- Burton, O. (1922). The Auckland regiment : being an account of the doings on active service of the First, Second and Third Battalions of the Auckland Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
- HMNZT 67. Long Trail. (1916). On board ship:Published by the Right Wing of the 18th Reinforcements.
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