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Lieutenant General Sir DAVID HENDERSON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

General Staff

Director General of Military Aeronautics

Date of Death

Died 17 August 1921

Age 59 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GIRVAN (DOUNE) CEMETERY

M. 20.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Secondary Unit, Regiment late Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Knight Commander of the Bath, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Distinguished Service Order, Three times Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Commander of the Legion of Honour(France). Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (France). Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium). Order of the White Star (with swords) (Russia). Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy. Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (Japan). Husband of Lady Henderson, of 17, West Eaton Place, London. His son Ian Henry David Henderson also died in service.
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