Introduction

In 2014 the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Cumnock History Group began researching the names on the Cumnock War Memorial plus other men and women with Cumnock connections mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or in the Cumnock Chronicle of the time. The research is not limited to those who died but also to men and women who served, using family history information.

The group would like to appeal to individuals with knowledge of family members for photographs of the soldier, either in uniform or not, and photos of medals or other memorabilia eg letters sent home from the Front. If you would be prepared to share these on this site, please email the web manager info@cumnockhistorygroup.org The group is willing to share any copies of documents found with the soldier's descendants.

Thursday 13 February 2014

John Henderson

John Henderson 1889 - 6 Jun 1917

John Henderson was a Lance Corporal in the 11th Battalion of the Royal Scots. He was a tailor and son of James Henderson a tailor's cutter and Margaret Samson.

They lived at Holmside in 1901 census and at "Cloverlea"  during the war. John was killed in action at Arras on 6 Jun 1917.

He had 2 brothers in Canada, Robert and William Henderson who emigrated to Canada in 1913. They're living at 454 Edmonton Ave, Winnipeg and a brother and sister at home in Cloverlea, Cumnock; James Samson Henderson and Margaret Rorison Samson Henderson.

The Canadian brothers enlisted in the Canadians. Both had fair hair and blue eyes. William was a chemist and Robert a waiter. Both survived the war.

John Henderson on Cumnock Connections tree

CWGC


1 comment:

  1. Thank you for this my Grandfather Robert Henderson mentioned in the obituary. I will share this information with my father William James Henderson son of Robert Henderson. I do know that John Henderson 's youngest brother William Henderson mentioned in the obituary was killed.

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