~~~HENDERSON, Archibald Craib, Australian Military Forces, Army World War Two~~~
Transcript of military service for service number:--- NX55785, Private Henderson.
Parents:--- John Henderson & Mary Campbell Craib married 23rd February 1912
Kelvin, Glasgow
Born:--- Possilpark, Glasgow, Scotland, 5th August 1919
Religion:--- Presbyterian
Martial status:--- single.
Home Town:--- Maroubra, Randwick, New South Wales
Civil employment:--- Labourer
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Mary Craib Henderson, 14 Walsh, Maroubra, NSW.
Enlisted:--- 1st July 1940, Paddington, New South Wales
Age on enlistment:--- 20 years and 10 months.
Final Rank:---Private
Final Unit:--- 8th Army Service Corps
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales aboard "B" on 29th April 1941. Disembarked at Singapore, 16th May 1941.
PoW:--- Establish on 11th May 1943, prisoner of war held by Japanese Imperial Forces in Thailand.
Fate:--- Died at sea, when the Rakuyo Maru was torpoed and sunk in the South China Sea, on 12th September 1944, aged 25 years. Established on 10th November 1945 for offical purposes, Private Henderson is now presumed missing / dead as of 12th September 1944.
Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God". Presumed lost and drown at sea.
Memorials:---Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Sinking of the Rakuyō Maru~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Rakuyō Maru (with 1,318 Australian and British prisoners of war aboard) and Kachidoki Maru (900 British prisoners of war) were part of a convoy carrying mostly raw materials that left Singapore for Japan on 6 September 1944. The prisoners were all survivors of the Burma-Thailand Railway who had only recently returned to Singapore. On the morning of 12 September 1944 the convoy was attacked by American submarines in the South China Sea. Rakuyō Maru was sunk by USS Sealion II and Kachidoki Maru by USS Pampanito. Prisoners able to evacuate the ships spent the following days in life rafts or clinging to wreckage in open water. About 150 Australian and British survivors were rescued by American submarines. A further 500 were picked up by Japanese destroyers and continued the journey to Japan. Those not rescued perished at sea. A total of 1,559 Australian and British prisoners of war were killed in the incident, all missing at sea (1,159 from Rakuyō Maru, 400 from Kachidoki Maru). The total number of Australians killed was 543 (503 AIF, 33 RAN, 7 RAAF).
Transcript of military service for service number:--- NX55785, Private Henderson.
Parents:--- John Henderson & Mary Campbell Craib married 23rd February 1912
Kelvin, Glasgow
Born:--- Possilpark, Glasgow, Scotland, 5th August 1919
Religion:--- Presbyterian
Martial status:--- single.
Home Town:--- Maroubra, Randwick, New South Wales
Civil employment:--- Labourer
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Mary Craib Henderson, 14 Walsh, Maroubra, NSW.
Enlisted:--- 1st July 1940, Paddington, New South Wales
Age on enlistment:--- 20 years and 10 months.
Final Rank:---Private
Final Unit:--- 8th Army Service Corps
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales aboard "B" on 29th April 1941. Disembarked at Singapore, 16th May 1941.
PoW:--- Establish on 11th May 1943, prisoner of war held by Japanese Imperial Forces in Thailand.
Fate:--- Died at sea, when the Rakuyo Maru was torpoed and sunk in the South China Sea, on 12th September 1944, aged 25 years. Established on 10th November 1945 for offical purposes, Private Henderson is now presumed missing / dead as of 12th September 1944.
Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God". Presumed lost and drown at sea.
Memorials:---Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Sinking of the Rakuyō Maru~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Rakuyō Maru (with 1,318 Australian and British prisoners of war aboard) and Kachidoki Maru (900 British prisoners of war) were part of a convoy carrying mostly raw materials that left Singapore for Japan on 6 September 1944. The prisoners were all survivors of the Burma-Thailand Railway who had only recently returned to Singapore. On the morning of 12 September 1944 the convoy was attacked by American submarines in the South China Sea. Rakuyō Maru was sunk by USS Sealion II and Kachidoki Maru by USS Pampanito. Prisoners able to evacuate the ships spent the following days in life rafts or clinging to wreckage in open water. About 150 Australian and British survivors were rescued by American submarines. A further 500 were picked up by Japanese destroyers and continued the journey to Japan. Those not rescued perished at sea. A total of 1,559 Australian and British prisoners of war were killed in the incident, all missing at sea (1,159 from Rakuyō Maru, 400 from Kachidoki Maru). The total number of Australians killed was 543 (503 AIF, 33 RAN, 7 RAAF).
~~~HENDERSON, Archibald Craib, Australian Military Forces, Army World War Two~~~
Transcript of military service for service number:--- NX55785, Private Henderson.
Parents:--- John Henderson & Mary Campbell Craib married 23rd February 1912
Kelvin, Glasgow
Born:--- Possilpark, Glasgow, Scotland, 5th August 1919
Religion:--- Presbyterian
Martial status:--- single.
Home Town:--- Maroubra, Randwick, New South Wales
Civil employment:--- Labourer
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Mary Craib Henderson, 14 Walsh, Maroubra, NSW.
Enlisted:--- 1st July 1940, Paddington, New South Wales
Age on enlistment:--- 20 years and 10 months.
Final Rank:---Private
Final Unit:--- 8th Army Service Corps
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales aboard "B" on 29th April 1941. Disembarked at Singapore, 16th May 1941.
PoW:--- Establish on 11th May 1943, prisoner of war held by Japanese Imperial Forces in Thailand.
Fate:--- Died at sea, when the Rakuyo Maru was torpoed and sunk in the South China Sea, on 12th September 1944, aged 25 years. Established on 10th November 1945 for offical purposes, Private Henderson is now presumed missing / dead as of 12th September 1944.
Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God". Presumed lost and drown at sea.
Memorials:---Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Sinking of the Rakuyō Maru~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Rakuyō Maru (with 1,318 Australian and British prisoners of war aboard) and Kachidoki Maru (900 British prisoners of war) were part of a convoy carrying mostly raw materials that left Singapore for Japan on 6 September 1944. The prisoners were all survivors of the Burma-Thailand Railway who had only recently returned to Singapore. On the morning of 12 September 1944 the convoy was attacked by American submarines in the South China Sea. Rakuyō Maru was sunk by USS Sealion II and Kachidoki Maru by USS Pampanito. Prisoners able to evacuate the ships spent the following days in life rafts or clinging to wreckage in open water. About 150 Australian and British survivors were rescued by American submarines. A further 500 were picked up by Japanese destroyers and continued the journey to Japan. Those not rescued perished at sea. A total of 1,559 Australian and British prisoners of war were killed in the incident, all missing at sea (1,159 from Rakuyō Maru, 400 from Kachidoki Maru). The total number of Australians killed was 543 (503 AIF, 33 RAN, 7 RAAF).
Transcript of military service for service number:--- NX55785, Private Henderson.
Parents:--- John Henderson & Mary Campbell Craib married 23rd February 1912
Kelvin, Glasgow
Born:--- Possilpark, Glasgow, Scotland, 5th August 1919
Religion:--- Presbyterian
Martial status:--- single.
Home Town:--- Maroubra, Randwick, New South Wales
Civil employment:--- Labourer
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Mary Craib Henderson, 14 Walsh, Maroubra, NSW.
Enlisted:--- 1st July 1940, Paddington, New South Wales
Age on enlistment:--- 20 years and 10 months.
Final Rank:---Private
Final Unit:--- 8th Army Service Corps
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales aboard "B" on 29th April 1941. Disembarked at Singapore, 16th May 1941.
PoW:--- Establish on 11th May 1943, prisoner of war held by Japanese Imperial Forces in Thailand.
Fate:--- Died at sea, when the Rakuyo Maru was torpoed and sunk in the South China Sea, on 12th September 1944, aged 25 years. Established on 10th November 1945 for offical purposes, Private Henderson is now presumed missing / dead as of 12th September 1944.
Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God". Presumed lost and drown at sea.
Memorials:---Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Sinking of the Rakuyō Maru~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Rakuyō Maru (with 1,318 Australian and British prisoners of war aboard) and Kachidoki Maru (900 British prisoners of war) were part of a convoy carrying mostly raw materials that left Singapore for Japan on 6 September 1944. The prisoners were all survivors of the Burma-Thailand Railway who had only recently returned to Singapore. On the morning of 12 September 1944 the convoy was attacked by American submarines in the South China Sea. Rakuyō Maru was sunk by USS Sealion II and Kachidoki Maru by USS Pampanito. Prisoners able to evacuate the ships spent the following days in life rafts or clinging to wreckage in open water. About 150 Australian and British survivors were rescued by American submarines. A further 500 were picked up by Japanese destroyers and continued the journey to Japan. Those not rescued perished at sea. A total of 1,559 Australian and British prisoners of war were killed in the incident, all missing at sea (1,159 from Rakuyō Maru, 400 from Kachidoki Maru). The total number of Australians killed was 543 (503 AIF, 33 RAN, 7 RAAF).
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