Alternate name(s):
Ray Henderson; Roy
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 17 December 1902
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian
Profession:
salesman; worker; cook; logger; farm worker
Hometown(s):
Huntingdon, Quebec; Brantford, Ontario; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Calgary, Alberta
Education:
public school; high school, 2 years
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1936
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-10-30
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 3, Sergeant; XV Brigade, 59th Battalion, Company 3; Served at the Retreats from 10 March, Letup, Caspe, Calaciete, Gandesa, Ebro Offensive and Crossing, Sierra Pandals and Corbera; Cited by Frank Rogers for action on 4 August 1938 at Hill 481 for keeping his unit together
Final status:
WIA 7 September 1938 by grenade shrapnel in his left arm and side during a night attack on a hill near Cordoba; In front line hospital for a day, then two days in Geronia, month and a half in Santa Coloma; Survived; Fought during World War II; Mackenzie Papineau Veterans Association (Toronto)
Other:
His brother, William Stanley Henderson, died beside him between Calceite and Gandesa and was left behind during the second Retreats; This is the subject of some confusion as a British volunteer, Alan Logan, said he fought alongside a William Henderson as late as April 9, 1938
Sources:
Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 551, ll. 89-99; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 565, ll. 30; Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry; Hoff
