George Stuart Henderson
Captain, 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment
- Register No.
- 558 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Captain all Captains →
- Unit
- 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment all Manchester Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 24 July 1920 on this day → all of 1920 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Arab Revolt
- London Gazette
- 29th October 1920 on this day → all of 1920 →
- Born
- 5th December, 1893 at East Gordon, Berwickshire
- Died
- 24th July, 1920 at Hillah, Mesopotamia (killed in action)
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- on Basra War Memorial, Iraq; on the War Memorial at Jedburgh, Scotland and the Military College, Sandhurst
- Medal held by
- in the King's Regiment Collection
Digest of citation
On 24th July, 1920 near Hillah, Mesopotamia, Captain Henderson led his company in three charges against the enemy who had opened fire from the flank. At one time when the situation was extremely critical the captain, by sheer pluck and coolness, steaDied on his command and prevented his company from being cut up. During the second charge he fell wounded but refused to leave his command and just as the company reached the trench, he was again wounded, this time a mortally
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HENDERSON, George Stuart. (reg No. 558).
Captain. 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment.
London Gazetted on 29th October 1920. V.C., Medal's Custodian is in the King's Regiment Collection. (Museum of Liverpool Life)
Born on 5th December, 1893 at East Gordon, Berwickshire.
Died on 24th July, 1920 at Hillah, Mesopotamia (killed in action).
Memorials on Basra War Memorial, Iraq; on the War Memorial at Jedburgh, Scotland and the Military College, Sandhurst.
Digest of Citation reads: On 24th July, 1920 near Hillah, Mesopotamia, Captain Henderson led his company in three charges against the enemy who had opened fire from the flank. At one time when the situation was extremely critical the captain, by sheer pluck and coolness, steaDied on his command and prevented his company from being cut up. During the second charge he fell wounded but refused to leave his command and just as the company reached the trench, he was again wounded, this time a mortally.
Additional information:. Captain Henderson also holds the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and Bar and the Military Cross (MC).
Additional information
Captain Henderson also holds the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and Bar and the Military Cross (MC).
(Museum of Liverpool Life)
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