Identity
Person No.
9632
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Eric Joseph
Initials
E J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, flying on Sopwith Strutter as Pilot. In reconnaissance patrol over the Hindenburg Line near Cambrai with several aircrafts of the Squadron. Shot down during a combat against nine enemy aircraft. Five Sopwith Strutter of the Squadron were destroyed (five sustained the same fate the day before)
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
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Additional Information
Notes
Son of Robert Hugh Henderson, C.M.G., M.L.A., and Mrs. Sarah Matilda Henderson, of Johannesburg, South Africa. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. ref. The sky their battlefield of Trevor Henshaw
Citation
LG Sup 4 June 1917 pg. 5480
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project