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Surname HENDY
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) Herbert Henry
Regimental Number 1380
RankPrivate
Unit Name 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles
StateVic
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)

Murray: killed in action at Wilmansrust on 12.6.1901.
Price1: War Memorials Ballarat Dandenong Canberra.
West Australian: killed at Steelkoopspruit.
5VMR QSA Roll: Left Wing, Queen's South Africa medal and 3 clasps (CC OFS & Tvl) killed in action.
B5179: born 1877 a farmer from Lyndhurst Vic.
Melb. Leader: photo #814.
URL2: photo.
URL4: Dandenong and district contributes no less than seven volunteers amongst the 5th and 6th contingents for South Africa, and these, comprising Lieut. H GROVER, Lance-Corporal BAILEY, Privates MCLACHLAN, ORGILL, POWIS, HENDY and CHALMERS, were entertained at a smoke night held at the Agricultural Hall on Monday night [11.2.1901], when about 50 of the townspeople attended and Col. AW RODD presided over the gathering.
URL5: NOTICE is hereby given, that after the expiration of fourteen days from the publication hereof, application will be made to the Supreme Court of the State of Victoria, in its Probate jurisdiction, that LETTERS in ADMINISTRATION of the estate of HENRY HERBERT HENDY, formerly of Lyndhurst, in the state of Victoria, but late of Willmansrust Transvaal South Africa, a private serv ing in His Majesty's forces, deceased, intestate, may be granted to Thomas HENDY, of Lyndhurst aforesaid, grazier, the father and one of the next of kin of the said deceased.
URL6: Fifth VMR Memorial to Fallen Comrades opposite to St. Kilda Barracks ... The following is the list of names appearing on the tablets, together with the addresses, which we have obtained from official sources - Captain J KELLY, Melbourne. Lieutenant SR COULTER, Ballarat. Lieutenant JG CHRISP, Frankston. Lieutenant AG JOHNSTON, Hawthorn. Lieutenant AE MURPHY, Colac. Medical Officer HA PALMER, Ballarat. Sergeant AGK BUCKINGHAM, Yea. Farrier-Sergeant JF HOULIHAN, Collingwood. Corporal RPN ROBERTSON, Portsea. Corporal H HARRISON, Collingwood. Corporal H NEWLANDS, Prahran. Lance-Corporal AE BURLEY, Ballarat. Lance-Corporal HJ BOXALL, Melbourne. Lance-Corporal GR BUTTON, Anakie. Lance-Corporal HC HADLEY, Fitzroy. Lance-Corporal TS ROSS, Williamstown. Shoeing-Smith A HOUGHTON, Inverleigh. Shoeing-Smith AE SPOWART, Dean's Marsh. Shoeing-Smith RM THORNTON, Kilmore. Shoeing-Smith F RANKIN, Police Barracks, Melbourne. Privates SJ BARNARD, North Brunswick; EH BLANDFORD, Bendigo; L BOND, Longwood; FH CAUGHEY, Bairnsdale; J CHARLTON, Euroa; J COLLINS, Mumbannar; J COSTELLO, Dunolly; AB DAVIDSON, Moe; FG DOW, Balaclava; G GLENN, South Melbourne; LJW GOUDIE, St. Kilda; RG HARRISON, Mathoura NSW; WJ HEALEY, Melbourne; HH HENDY, Lyndhurst; HV HEWINS, Brighton; WW JAMES, Nagambie; HS LAMB, Sale; HJ LAWRENCE, North Carlton; AE MACK, Jolimont; TH MAHONEY, Darraweit Guim; J MCCANN, St. Kilda Road; J MCCORKELL, Queensclilf; MT MCDONALD, Yinnar; J MCNALLY, Carapooee; E REISENAUER, Armadale; EJ ROWE, Elsternwick; W SAULTRY, Port Melbourne; WA SMITH, Sutton Grange; GW STRATTON, Mooroopna; R TOPHAM, Yapeen; E VALPIED, Toora; NA WATSON, Pomborneit; J WHELAN, Glenhuntly; JE WHITE, South Melbourne.
URL7: The following is the official list of Victorians killed at Wilmansrust as received from London 19.6.1901 - Surgeon-Lieutenant HA PALMER, Ballarat. Private GW STRATTON, Mooroopna. Private FJ SMITH, Anakie. Private EH BLANDFORD, Huntly. Corporal H NEWLANDS, Chapel Street, Prahran. Private RM THORNTON, Kilmore. Farrier-Sergeant JV HOULIHAN, Collingwood. Lance-Corporal GR BUTTON, Anakie. Private L BOND, Longwood. Private SJ BARNARD, Brunswick. Private LJW GOUDIE, Marlton Crescent, St. Kilda. Private EJ ROWE, Charles Street, Elsternwick. Private HH HENDY, Lyndhurst. Corporal H HARRISON, Francis Street, Collingwood. Private WA SMITH, Sutton Grange. Private R TOPHAM, Danks Street, South Melbourne. Pivate J COLLINS, Magpie, near Ballarat. Private AE MACK, Jolimont. Private H SMITH.
URL8: Trooper Henry Herbert HENDY was a farmer, from Lyndhurst, aged 21, whose next of kin, his father, Mr. T HENDY, also lives in the Lyndhurst district.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 295 336
Price1: They Proved to all the Earth page(s) 54
West Australian: West Australian newspaper date(s) 20.6.1901
5VMR QSA Roll: Queen's S. Africa Medal Roll for 5VMR
HAGSOC: HAGSOC's South African Graves website
B5179: National Archives of Australia series B5179 item B
Melb. Leader: Melbourne Leader newspaper date(s) 16.2.1901
SB&MJ: South Bourke & Mornington Journal date(s) 13.2.1901 & 14.5.1902
Argus: Melbourne Argus newspaper date(s) 20.6 & 3.8.1901
Trar.Rcd.: Traralgon Record newspaper date(s) 19.2.1904
Melb. Age: Age newspaper, Melbourne date(s) 20.6.1901
External Link URL1www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/nmcdb/nmcdb-search.php
External Link URL2picasaweb.google.co.uk/boerwarpics/Ozbpics#5465363150329747218
External Link URL3www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/photos/memv0014.php
External Link URL4nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70046869
External Link URL5nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10564634
External Link URL6nla.gov.au/nla.news-article64161893
External Link URL7nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10556815
External Link URL8nla.gov.au/nla.news-article190047218
External Link URL9nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70048626


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Apology: For some time now it has been difficult to keep up with the newly available sources (especially the Trove newspaper site) plus the flow of contributions and queries. So I have been forced to prioritise maintenance and data entry over replying to correspondence. Nevertheless, your contributions are being added to the database and acknowledged on the contributions page and, although my replies are many months behind, I will attempt to get to them more often.
 
Colin Roe
Canberra

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