Pte. 4th Division RCAMC.
First son of Albert and Mae Henderson on the family farm in Melancthon Township, not far from Corbetton, Ontario. He was the fifth child after four sisters- Aleth Acheson, Helen Stinson, Della Oldfield and Elva Keast and then was followed by brother Douglas, sister Ella Melanson and brother Eldon.
Prior to the war and after he worked in research through the University of Toronto for Connaught Labs. On April 25, 1942 he married the love of his life, Julia Mary Witney and they were together for 55 years when she passed in 1997. Both "Bolen and Mary" had enlisted to serve Canada and postponed their married life until after the war in 1946. He served as a medic during the Second World War and was on the first Medic Unit in the battle areas after D-Day. As many veterans stories were not shared when returning home. One highlight he was quite proud of was that when in the Army in England his hand was shaken by Princess Elizabeth. After receiving the greeting from Queen Elizabeth on his 100th birthday he would chuckle and say "I knew her when". During his research he worked on the vaccines for both rabies and polio and was an animal examiner for many farms and businesses of chickens, pigs, dogs, horses and monkeys.
A tree will be planted in memory of Albert in the Dods & McNair Memorial Forest at the Island Lake Conservation Area, Orangeville.
Obituary published by Orangeville News on Apr. 24, 2020.
First son of Albert and Mae Henderson on the family farm in Melancthon Township, not far from Corbetton, Ontario. He was the fifth child after four sisters- Aleth Acheson, Helen Stinson, Della Oldfield and Elva Keast and then was followed by brother Douglas, sister Ella Melanson and brother Eldon.
Prior to the war and after he worked in research through the University of Toronto for Connaught Labs. On April 25, 1942 he married the love of his life, Julia Mary Witney and they were together for 55 years when she passed in 1997. Both "Bolen and Mary" had enlisted to serve Canada and postponed their married life until after the war in 1946. He served as a medic during the Second World War and was on the first Medic Unit in the battle areas after D-Day. As many veterans stories were not shared when returning home. One highlight he was quite proud of was that when in the Army in England his hand was shaken by Princess Elizabeth. After receiving the greeting from Queen Elizabeth on his 100th birthday he would chuckle and say "I knew her when". During his research he worked on the vaccines for both rabies and polio and was an animal examiner for many farms and businesses of chickens, pigs, dogs, horses and monkeys.
A tree will be planted in memory of Albert in the Dods & McNair Memorial Forest at the Island Lake Conservation Area, Orangeville.
Obituary published by Orangeville News on Apr. 24, 2020.
Pte. 4th Division RCAMC.
First son of Albert and Mae Henderson on the family farm in Melancthon Township, not far from Corbetton, Ontario. He was the fifth child after four sisters- Aleth Acheson, Helen Stinson, Della Oldfield and Elva Keast and then was followed by brother Douglas, sister Ella Melanson and brother Eldon.
Prior to the war and after he worked in research through the University of Toronto for Connaught Labs. On April 25, 1942 he married the love of his life, Julia Mary Witney and they were together for 55 years when she passed in 1997. Both "Bolen and Mary" had enlisted to serve Canada and postponed their married life until after the war in 1946. He served as a medic during the Second World War and was on the first Medic Unit in the battle areas after D-Day. As many veterans stories were not shared when returning home. One highlight he was quite proud of was that when in the Army in England his hand was shaken by Princess Elizabeth. After receiving the greeting from Queen Elizabeth on his 100th birthday he would chuckle and say "I knew her when". During his research he worked on the vaccines for both rabies and polio and was an animal examiner for many farms and businesses of chickens, pigs, dogs, horses and monkeys.
A tree will be planted in memory of Albert in the Dods & McNair Memorial Forest at the Island Lake Conservation Area, Orangeville.
Obituary published by Orangeville News on Apr. 24, 2020.
First son of Albert and Mae Henderson on the family farm in Melancthon Township, not far from Corbetton, Ontario. He was the fifth child after four sisters- Aleth Acheson, Helen Stinson, Della Oldfield and Elva Keast and then was followed by brother Douglas, sister Ella Melanson and brother Eldon.
Prior to the war and after he worked in research through the University of Toronto for Connaught Labs. On April 25, 1942 he married the love of his life, Julia Mary Witney and they were together for 55 years when she passed in 1997. Both "Bolen and Mary" had enlisted to serve Canada and postponed their married life until after the war in 1946. He served as a medic during the Second World War and was on the first Medic Unit in the battle areas after D-Day. As many veterans stories were not shared when returning home. One highlight he was quite proud of was that when in the Army in England his hand was shaken by Princess Elizabeth. After receiving the greeting from Queen Elizabeth on his 100th birthday he would chuckle and say "I knew her when". During his research he worked on the vaccines for both rabies and polio and was an animal examiner for many farms and businesses of chickens, pigs, dogs, horses and monkeys.
A tree will be planted in memory of Albert in the Dods & McNair Memorial Forest at the Island Lake Conservation Area, Orangeville.
Obituary published by Orangeville News on Apr. 24, 2020.
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PAULINE D. BAY
1913 - 1997
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CHARLES A.
1912 - 1965
J. MARY WITNEY
Jan. 12, 1920 - June 7, 1997
Beloved Wife of
ALBERT B. HENDERSON
Sept. 18, 1917 - Apr. 20, 2020
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