Iain Henderson (Royal Navy officer)

Iain Henderson
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	HMS Ariadne HMS Charybdis HMS London
Battles/wars	Falklands War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Rear Admiral Iain R. Henderson, CB, CBE, DL is a retired senior Royal Navy officer.

Naval career

Henderson joined the Royal Navy and trained as a helicopter pilot. He became second-in-command of the frigate HMS Plymouth and saw action during the Falklands War. He went on to be commanding officer of the frigate HMS Ariadne, the frigate HMS Charybdis and the frigate HMS London. In HMS London he saw action during the Gulf War. He went on to command RNAS Yeovilton and HMNB Portsmouth.

Henderson became Flag Officer, Naval Air Command in 1998 before retiring in 2001.

Later life

After his retirement from the military, he joined the third sector. From 2001 to 2007, he served as Chief Executive of Sue Ryder Care, a British social care charity. From 2002 to 2006, he was Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod. His final duty as Gentlemen Usher of the Scarlet Rod occurred in May 2006, during that year's Installation of Knights. In June 2006, he was appointed Registrar and Secretary of the Order of the Bath.

Honours and decorations

In 2006, Henderson was appointed Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Hampshire.

References

Government offices
Preceded by Air Vice-Marshal Richard Peirse	Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod 2002 to 2006	Succeeded by Major General Charles Vyvyan