Identity
Title
Forenames
Victor George AWMM
Surname
Henderson AWMM
Ingoa
Also known as
Service number
35536 AWMM
Gender
Iwi
Hapū
Waka
Rohe
Religion
Civilian life
Birth
Date of birth
Place of birth
Birth notes
Address before enlistment
Pre 1 April 1940 AWMM 19 Russell Street, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
Post war occupation
Next of kin on embarkation
- Mr J.W. Henderson (father), Fernside, Featherston, New Zealand AWMM
- Mr J.W. Henderson (father), Fernside, Featherston, New Zealand AWMM
- Mrs A.F. Henderson (mother), Waikanae Beach, New Zealand AWMM
Relationship status
Pre 1 February 1941
AWMM Single AWMM
Service
Capture details
Days interned
Liberation date
Liberation Repatriation
POW liberation details
POW serial number
Medical notes
Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
Malaria, admitted to BR Army Hospital (possibly No.130) Alexandria and Benghazi AWMM
Biographical information
Husband of Lucy; father of Jill, Bruce, John, Brian
Mr Henderson embarked from New Zealand for overseas service three times.
Mr Henderson writes of his service in the latter part of the war in Europe and as part of J Force, 'I had returned to Egypt with the 15th Reinforcements at the end of the War in Europe in 1945 and chose to stay on in Maadi to help wind up the NZ Base, filling the position of GSO3 under Colonel Jack Porter.
I returned to NZ at the end January or early February 1946 and while on leave was contacted by the Military Secretary to see if I would join the relief draft to Japan as Staff Captain "A" for the combined BCOF HQ [British Commonwealth Occupation Force]. (This was a regular force position but due to the ravages of war, NZ had too few regular officers left). This I did and so returned to Papakura camp in early March 1946 to help select and train the replacement draft for 22 Battalion in Japan. We embarked for Japan at the beginning of August 1946.
I was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 March 1945 and to Temporary Captain on 15 June 1947. This was made substantive on 1 June 1947.'
Supplied by Mr V G Henderson in a letter to the Armoury Manager, dated 18 February 1999.
Cenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 1999 AWMM
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Sources
External links
Documents
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
WW2 3: WW2 209 AWMM - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
WW2 15: WW2 64 AWMM - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
WW2 16: WW2 58 AWMM - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
- The New Zealand Herald AWMM
Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 19 September 2008 AWMM
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