William Alexander Henderson was born in Nov. 1882, educated at the Melbourne Technical College, and married Ella Uberfuchshuber in 1912. He served with the Australian Military Forces with the rank of Captain in the Australian Engineers. He was appointed to the Australian Imperial Force on 6 Aug. 1915 and with the rank of Major commanded the 5th Field Company Engineers. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 26 Jan. 1917, commanded the 1st Pioneer Battalion, and was transferred to the Royal Engineers 1st Australian Division in 1917. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1917, created Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1919, and repatriated to Australia on 31 May 1919. After the war he practised as an architect in Melbourne, continued his involvement with the Australian Military Forces, and died in Nov. 1949.
From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1915-ca. 1939. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223021886
