Nigel Henderson
Sir Nigel Henderson | |
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| Born | 1 August 1909 |
| Died | 1993 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1927–1971 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Protector HMS Kenya Plymouth Command |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Nigel Stuart Henderson GBE KCB DL (1 August 1909 – 1993) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.
Naval career
Henderson joined the Royal Navy in 1927.[1] He served in World War II as a gunnery officer.[1] After the war he became Naval Attaché in Rome and then, from 1951, commanded the patrol vessel HMS Protector.[1]
He was appointed Commanding Officer at the Royal Naval Air Station at Bramcote in 1952 and was Captain of the cruiser HMS Kenya from 1955.[1] He became Vice Naval Deputy and then Naval Deputy to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1957 and Director General of Training at the Admiralty in 1960.[1] In 1962 he was made Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.[1] He was made Head of the British Defence Staff in Washington, D.C. and UK Military Representative to NATO in 1965 and then Chairman of the NATO Military Committee in 1968.[1] He retired in 1971.[1]
Writing in 1974 he expressed concern over a general lack of awareness about "Western Europe and indeed of all NATO countries being dependent very largely on Middle East oil".[2]
In retirement he spearheaded the effort to restore the Scottish birthplace of John Paul Jones at Arbigland back to its original 1747 condition.[3] He was also a Deputy Lieutenant of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright[4] and a Patron of the Ten Tors Challenge held each year on Dartmoor.[5]
Family
He was married to Catherine.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ Editorial Naval Review, Vol. 67, No.3, page 169, July 1979
- ^ History of John Paul Jones Cottage John Paul Jones Cottage Museum, Scotland
- ^ Deputy Lieutenants in Scotland Hansard, 11 June 1992
- ^ Ten Tors
- ^ Galloway volunteer group celebrates 21st birthday Galloway News, 15 December 2006
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