Gunner

Wilfred Evan William Henson

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of George and Ellen Jane Henson, of Cambridge, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

My Great Great Great Uncle George Henson was deported to Tasmania in 1838 and eventually settled in New Zealand. His son - also George - was the father of Wilfred. George junior died as a result of a... Read More

Personal Tributes:

I am researching tne Henson family and recently discovered that Wilfred Evan Henson was sadly killed at El Alamein on November 1st 1942. Never forgetting those brave men who died in WW1 and WW2.

Casualty

Service Number: 
66097
Name:
Wilfred Evan William Henson
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Artillery, 6 Field Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
01 November 1942
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
37
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Column 100.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Wilfred Evan William Henson
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