Frank Hannam Henderson

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Vice-Admiral Frank Hannam Henderson, C.M.G., D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (2 June, 1850 – 26 June, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Henderson was specially promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 7 December, 1872 for capturing a dhow.[1]

In 1883, Henderson was awarded the Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal[2]

Henderson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 21 June, 1887 and suffered a period of debility due to fever from 1 August to 21 September, 1887. Restored to health, on 24 October, 1888 he married Agnes Jane Burgess.[3]

Henderson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1894.[4]

Henderson was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Fox in January, 1898.

He was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Hermes on 5 October, 1899.[5]

Henderson was appointed in command of the battleship Goliath in July, 1902.

He was placed on the Retired List on account of age on 2 June, 1905 and advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 11 July, 1905.[6]

He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 30 April, 1910.[7]

The Great War

Henderson was appointed to President for Special Service in September, 1917 as A.E.S. Carrigan Head as a Retired Rear Admiral, hoisting his flag on 9 September. He worked in her as Escort Flag Officer of Mercantile Corps, but he was temporarily relieved in command in April, 1918. He was awarded a D.S.O. for his brief work, gazetted on 3 June. He was to be sent to Camito to continue his escort work, but this was cancelled, perhaps due to health.[8]

Henderson died of heart failure, possibly provoked by an issue in his right tonsil, in Haslar Hospital on 26 June. His D.S.O. was forwarded to his widow, Agnes, on the 28th. She received it on the 30th.[9]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edward H. Gamble
Captain of H.M.S. Racoon
2 Apr, 1891[10] – 2 Jun, 1894[11]
Succeeded by
Powell C. Underwood
Preceded by
Charles H. Adair
Captain of H.M.S. Iris
8 Jul, 1896[12] – 18 Aug, 1896[13]
Succeeded by
Julian C. A. Wilkinson
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Eclipse
23 Mar, 1897[14] – 5 May, 1897[15]
Succeeded by
Paul W. Bush
Preceded by
Frederick S. Inglefield
Captain of H.M.S. Bonaventure
5 May, 1897[16] – 12 Aug, 1897[17]
Succeeded by
Robert A. J. Montgomerie
Preceded by
John E. Stokes
Captain of H.M.S. Hotspur
12 Aug, 1897[18] – 21 Jan, 1898[19]
Succeeded by
Charles S. Elliot
Preceded by
George A. Giffard
Captain of H.M.S. Fox
21 Jan, 1898[20] – 11 Jul, 1899[21]
Succeeded by
Charles H. Robertson
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Europa
11 Jul, 1899[22] – 5 Oct, 1899[23]
Succeeded by
Archibald J. Pocklington
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Hermes
5 Oct, 1899[24][25] – 8 Dec, 1900[26]
Succeeded by
Henry C. Kingsford
Preceded by
Peyton Hoskyns
Captain of H.M.S. Blenheim
22 Dec, 1900[27] – 11 Jul, 1902[28]
Succeeded by
Frederick G. Stopford
Preceded by
Lewis E. Wintz
Captain of H.M.S. Goliath
11 Jul, 1902[29] – 8 Oct, 1903[30]
Succeeded by
Edmond J. W. Slade
Preceded by
?
Captain of Chatham Dockyard
10 Feb, 1904[31] – 11 Jun, 1905[32]
Succeeded by
Thomas Y. Greet

Footnotes

  1. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 609.
  2. The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 594.
  3. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. ff. 609, 615.
  4. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 257.
  6. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  7. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  8. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  9. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  10. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 609.
  11. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 609.
  12. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 609.
  13. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 609.
  14. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  15. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  16. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  17. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  18. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  19. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  20. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  21. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  22. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  23. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  24. The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 257.
  25. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  26. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  27. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  28. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  29. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  30. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  31. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.
  32. Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 615.