▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Less ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁following ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁he ▁began ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Mer chant ▁Navy . ▁He ▁surv ived ▁two ▁tor ped o ▁attacks ▁on ▁his ▁ships , ▁but ▁after ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁service , ▁sust ained ▁fatal ▁w ounds ▁in ▁South se a ▁from ▁flying ▁bomb ▁sh rap nel . ▁Ch ick ▁Hend erson ▁was ▁ 3 1 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁A ▁Sub - L ie utenant ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁Vol unte er ▁Reserve , ▁ ▁on ▁strength ▁of ▁HMS ▁Vict ory ▁at ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁he ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Has lar ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁C emetery ▁under ▁his ▁real ▁name . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Ch ick ▁Hend erson ▁bi ography ▁with ▁public ity ▁photo ▁Br ief ▁over view ▁of ▁Ch ick ▁Hend erson ' s ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁West ▁Hart le pool ▁Category : English ▁radio ▁personal ities ▁Category : B rit ish ▁entertain ers ▁Category : B rit ish ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Mer chant ▁Navy ▁personnel ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : De ath s ▁by ▁a irst rike ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II <0x0A> </s> ▁Ch yl ism ia ▁card i oph yl la ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁evening ▁prim rose ▁known ▁by ▁the