corisande Posted 9 November , 2022 Share Posted 9 November , 2022 Arthur Alexander Henderson, RASC 419361. I have a full write up of his life - click for my notes He disappeared in Ireland in Jan 1919 and his body was found in Mar 1919 I have his service record from Ancestry which shows he was on leave when he disappears However his widow did not get a pension - this was the rule at the time Which I can understand However, as far as I can see he does not have CWGC grave. He appears to fulfill the criteria as a serving soldier, so I am unsure why his grave is not CWGC recognised Anyone have any ideas on his exclusion, or should he be there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDWARD1 Posted 9 November , 2022 Share Posted 9 November , 2022 Maybe the family did not want a CWGC headstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kath Posted 9 November , 2022 Share Posted 9 November , 2022 I have not found him in CWGC. 4 Bayview Terracee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaySearching Posted 9 November , 2022 Share Posted 9 November , 2022 As he was a serving soldier at the time of his death he should qualify for inclusion on the cwgc register maybe one for the In from the cold project, if not already on the register Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 9 November , 2022 Share Posted 9 November , 2022 Qualification criteria here: https://www.cwgc.org/media/0awj5vti/policy-eligibility-criteria-for-commemoration_march21.pdf TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kath Posted 9 November , 2022 Share Posted 9 November , 2022 (edited) https://www.infromthecold.org/war_grave_criteria.asp "The location of their death and the cause of death are immaterial to their qualification. They could have been killed in action, died of wounds, died of illness or by accident, died due to suicide or homicide or suffered judicial execution. CWGC treats all casualties equally and all must be commemorated under the terms of their Royal Charter." My underlining. Kath. Edited 9 November , 2022 by Kath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 10 November , 2022 Author Share Posted 10 November , 2022 Thanks to all for your replies It looks to me as if he should be included 1. "The location of their death and the cause of death are immaterial to their qualification. " 2. His service records show he was a serving soldier when he died 3. His body was found, a death cert exists. 4. His grave site is known I am not proficient in CWGC submissions, so anyone that wants, feel free to submit him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jervis Posted 10 November , 2022 Share Posted 10 November , 2022 Nice work Corisande, hopefully he will get included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC78 Posted 4 January , 2023 Share Posted 4 January , 2023 Did anyone else submit this case to CWGC? Looks clear cut to me, so if not I shall do it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 4 January , 2023 Author Share Posted 4 January , 2023 Nobody has told me that they are submitting him, so feel free to do so yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC78 Posted 4 January , 2023 Share Posted 4 January , 2023 Thanks. I'll sort it with IFCP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC78 Posted 19 March Share Posted 19 March Now on CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/75472472/arthur-alexander-henderson/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 19 March Share Posted 19 March Well done @corisande and @PaulC78 M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 20 March Share Posted 20 March Well done Paul and David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin kenf48 Posted 20 March Admin Share Posted 20 March Discussion on commemoration dates split into new topic https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/309937-reason-for-dates-of-commemoration-on-cwgc/ Please stay on topic for this soldier - thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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