About Henderson Dent
Date of Birth
Q4 1880
Service Number
23241
Birth Place
Darlington, Durham, England
Date of Death
27 January, 1916 36y
Place of Death
France
Burial
Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Extension, Nord, France
Relationships
Parents
John born abt 1849 and Elizabeth (Henderson) Dent born abt 1852
Married 12 February, 1871 Darlington, Durham, England
Siblings
John William born abt 1873, Frederick born abt 1875, Herbert born abt 1877, Edward born abt 1879, May born abt 1894, Annie born abt 1902, Joseph born abt 1885, Elizabeth born abt 1890
Marriage
Louisa Hallifax born abt 1883, 17 January, 1904 Lincoln Register Office
Louisa died 5 September, 1913
Children
Herbert born 20 September, 1906, Stella born 6 September, 1911
Stepson Edward (Hallifax ) born 8 August, 1902
Career
Unit
15th Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted 13 January, 1915 Newcastle-u-Tyne, Northumberland, England
Enlisted Address
14 Zetland Street, Darlington, Durham, England
Medals
1914 - 15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
Civilian Employment
1901 Iron welder
1911 Iron moulder - rolling mills
1915 - Labourer
Campaigns
1915 - 1916
France
Additional Information
Census Information
1881 47 Aldam Street, Darlington, Durham, England
1891 14 Zetland Street, Darlington, Durham, England
1901 14 Zetland Street, Darlington, Durham, England
1911 14 Zetland Street, Darlington, Durham, England
Sources
Staindrop Roll of Honour, Ancestry, Find My Past, Family search, Forces War Records, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, North East Daily Gazette 9 February, 1916
Notes
North East Daily Gazette 9 February, 1916 told the poignant story of how Henderson came across the body of his brother Joseph in a trench four days before he himself was killed.
- Research by DB