| Notes: | CMP. 245 (Beach) Pro Coy. He was born in Hull and resided in Liverpool and formerly served in the Kings Regiment. 6 Airborne Div Pro Coy Unit War Diary WO 171436. 6/6/44 22.50 Coy HQ and bridges under heavy shell and mortar fire, with plenty of sniping. Cpl Henderson seriously wounded in neck at HQ 6 Airborne Div and died in 225 Para Field Ambulance, Ranville. 2/7/44 short service held and headstones erected at Pegasus Memorial Burial Ground, Ranville cemetery for Sgt Scott, Cpl Henderson and L/Cpl Bunting. Unit shown as 245 HQ Pro Coy attached 6 Airborne Div in CWGC roll and Soldiers Died. No inscription on gravestone. Casualty List 1488, North West Europe, Died of Wounds, 7/6/1944.
Thomas Joseph Henderson. |
