Richard Alexander Henderson, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Richard Alexander Henderson

New Zealand schoolteacher and military personnel

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1895

Date of Death: 14-Nov-1958

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Richard Alexander Henderson

  • 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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