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Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Elers Delaval Henderson VC (2 October 1878 – 25 January 1917) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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  • Edward Elers Delaval Henderson
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  • Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Elers Delaval Henderson VC (2 October 1878 – 25 January 1917) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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Birth Date
  • 1878-10-02(xsd:date)
Commands
  • 9(xsd:integer)
Branch
  • 23(xsd:integer)
death place
  • Near Kut, Mesopotamia
Name
  • Edward Elers Delaval Henderson
Birth Place
  • Shimla, British India
Awards
  • 30(xsd:integer)
death date
  • 1917-01-25(xsd:date)
Rank
  • Lieutenant-Colonel
Battles
  • World War I
placeofburial
  • Amara Military Cemetery
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  • Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Elers Delaval Henderson VC (2 October 1878 – 25 January 1917) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Henderson was educated at Dunstable Grammar School. He was 38 years old, and a major and acting lieutenant colonel in [[The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's)]], British Army, attached to The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, commanding 9th Battalion during the First World War. On 25 January 1917 on the west bank of the River Hai, near Kut, Mesopotamia, he performed the deed for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
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