Reginald Henderson

Sir Reginald Henderson
Born 1881
Died 1939
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Navy
Rank Admiral
Commands held HMS Erin
HMS Furious
Battles/wars World War I
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Reginald Guy Hannam Henderson KCB (1881–1939) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy.

Naval career

Henderson was confirmed as a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1902[1] and took part in the Naval Mission to Greece in 1913.[2] He served in World War I as commanding officer of the battleship HMS Erin in 1914[2] and took part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916.[3]

After the War he became Chief Staff Officer to the Commander-in-Chief, China Station and then, in 1923, joined the staff of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich.[2] He was given command of the aircraft carrier HMS Furious in 1926 and became Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King in 1928.[2] He was appointed Rear Admiral commanding aircraft carriers in 1931 and Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy in 1934 before his death in 1939.[2]

Family

In 1911 he married Islay Campbell.[4]

References

  1. ^ London Gazette: no. 27432. p. 3089. 9 May 1902. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  2. ^ a b c d e Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  3. ^ Battle of Jutland
  4. ^ The Chronicles of Mark Henderson
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Charles Forbes		 Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy
1934–1939		 Succeeded by
Sir Bruce Fraser