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Canada. A First & Second War Group Of Six, To Captain Frederick L. Henderson, 19Th Infantry Battalion
Canada. A First & Second War Group Of Six, To Captain Frederick L. Henderson, 19Th Infantry Battalion
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Footnote: Frederick Lewis Henderson was born on April 29, 1894 in Hamilton, Ontario. He served with the 91st Highlanders from November 1913 to October 1914, before being transferred to the 19th Infantry Battalion on November 7, 1914. Henderson signed his Officers' Attestation Paper as a Lieutenant with the 19th Infantry Battalion, on November 13, 1914 in Toronto, Ontario, at the age of 19, naming his next-of-kin as his mother, Ada B. Henderson of Hamilton, stating that he was with an Active Militia, the 91st Highlanders, that he was not married, that his religion was Church of England and that his trade was that of Broker (Grocery). The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed on May 13, 1915 from Montreal, Quebec aboard the S.S. Scandinavian, with a strength of 41 officers and 1,075 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.J. McLaren, arriving in England on May 22nd and taken on strength at Shorncliffe on the 23rd. He was attached temporarily to the 23rd Infantry Battalion for Instruction in Musketry on May 31, 1915, returning to duty with the 19th Infantry Battalion on June 9th. Four months after arriving in England and having received additional training and preparation, Lieutenant Henderson proceeded overseas for service in the French theatre with the 19th Infantry Battalion, disembarking in Boulogne, France on September 14, 1915. In France, he attended a Bombing Course at the Trench Warfare School from October 18 to 22, 1915. Henderson was promoted to Temporary Captain with effect from August 15, 1916. The 19th Infantry Battalion was in action in the Somme on September 15, 1916, when at 6:20 a.m. that day, the artillery had unleashed a deadly creeping barrage ahead of the attacking infantry. Four minutes later, the leading waves of the 4th Brigade went over the top, followed by platoons of the 19th Infantry Battalion. Between 7:04 a.m. and 8:40 a.m., the platoon commanders reported that they had reached their assigned objectives and were digging in to secure the morning’s gains. All day they worked under intense German shell fire, and around 5:00 p.m. troops of the 5th Brigade passed through their positions, to continue the attack and capture what remained of the village of Courcelette. In the early phases of this difficult day’s work, the men also observed the impact of some of the first tanks to go into action in the history of warfare. Although only two of the six tanks assigned to support the Canadians managed to advance far enough to engage and terrify the enemy, the 19th Infantry Battalion reported that the strange machines had played an important part in the attack’s success. However, the cost to the battalion for their part in this victory was high, with six officers and approximately 250 other ranks killed, wounded, or missing on September 15th. It was their first major offensive operation and one that survivors would not soon forget. Captain Henderson was in action with the 19th Infantry Battalion that day when he was reported wounded at Pozieres in the Somme, on September 15, 1916, suffering a "penetrating shrapnel (gun shot) wound to his right eye with destruction", the left eye unaffected.
Footnote: Frederick Lewis Henderson was born on April 29, 1894 in Hamilton, Ontario. He served with the 91st Highlanders from November 1913 to October 1914, before being transferred to the 19th Infantry Battalion on November 7, 1914. Henderson signed his Officers' Attestation Paper as a Lieutenant with the 19th Infantry Battalion, on November 13, 1914 in Toronto, Ontario, at the age of 19, naming his next-of-kin as his mother, Ada B. Henderson of Hamilton, stating that he was with an Active Militia, the 91st Highlanders, that he was not married, that his religion was Church of England and that his trade was that of Broker (Grocery). The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed on May 13, 1915 from Montreal, Quebec aboard the S.S. Scandinavian, with a strength of 41 officers and 1,075 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.J. McLaren, arriving in England on May 22nd and taken on strength at Shorncliffe on the 23rd. He was attached temporarily to the 23rd Infantry Battalion for Instruction in Musketry on May 31, 1915, returning to duty with the 19th Infantry Battalion on June 9th. Four months after arriving in England and having received additional training and preparation, Lieutenant Henderson proceeded overseas for service in the French theatre with the 19th Infantry Battalion, disembarking in Boulogne, France on September 14, 1915. In France, he attended a Bombing Course at the Trench Warfare School from October 18 to 22, 1915. Henderson was promoted to Temporary Captain with effect from August 15, 1916. The 19th Infantry Battalion was in action in the Somme on September 15, 1916, when at 6:20 a.m. that day, the artillery had unleashed a deadly creeping barrage ahead of the attacking infantry. Four minutes later, the leading waves of the 4th Brigade went over the top, followed by platoons of the 19th Infantry Battalion. Between 7:04 a.m. and 8:40 a.m., the platoon commanders reported that they had reached their assigned objectives and were digging in to secure the morning’s gains. All day they worked under intense German shell fire, and around 5:00 p.m. troops of the 5th Brigade passed through their positions, to continue the attack and capture what remained of the village of Courcelette. In the early phases of this difficult day’s work, the men also observed the impact of some of the first tanks to go into action in the history of warfare. Although only two of the six tanks assigned to support the Canadians managed to advance far enough to engage and terrify the enemy, the 19th Infantry Battalion reported that the strange machines had played an important part in the attack’s success. However, the cost to the battalion for their part in this victory was high, with six officers and approximately 250 other ranks killed, wounded, or missing on September 15th. It was their first major offensive operation and one that survivors would not soon forget. Captain Henderson was in action with the 19th Infantry Battalion that day when he was reported wounded at Pozieres in the Somme, on September 15, 1916, suffering a "penetrating shrapnel (gun shot) wound to his right eye with destruction", the left eye unaffected.
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