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  • Richard Alexander Henderson
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  • Private Richard Alexander "Dick" Henderson MM (26 August 1895 – 14 November 1958) was a school-teacher who served with the New Zealand Medical Corps at the Battle of Gallipoli. Like John Simpson Kirkpatrick, he used a donkey to carry wounded soldiers from the battlefield. He was later honoured with a Military Medal for repeatedly rescuing wounded from the battlefield while under heavy fire at the Battle of the Somme.
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Birth Date
  • 1895-08-26
Branch
  • 25
death place
  • Auckland, New Zealand
Nickname
  • Dick
Name
  • Richard Alexander Henderson
Caption
  • --05-12
Birth Place
  • Waihi, New Zealand
Awards
death date
  • --11-14
Rank
  • Corporal
Battles
laterwork
  • school-teacher
servicenumber
  • 3
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  • Private Richard Alexander "Dick" Henderson MM (26 August 1895 – 14 November 1958) was a school-teacher who served with the New Zealand Medical Corps at the Battle of Gallipoli. Like John Simpson Kirkpatrick, he used a donkey to carry wounded soldiers from the battlefield. He was later honoured with a Military Medal for repeatedly rescuing wounded from the battlefield while under heavy fire at the Battle of the Somme.