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Henderson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1906.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27982/pages/31 no. 27982. p. 31.] 1 January, 1907.</ref> | Henderson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1906.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27982/pages/31 no. 27982. p. 31.] 1 January, 1907.</ref> | ||
| − | He was appointed command of [[H.M.S. Crescent (1892)|''Crescent'']] on 22 October, 1907. | + | He was appointed command of [[H.M.S. Crescent (1892)|''Crescent'']] on 22 October, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 297}} |
==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
| − | On 2 October, 1917, Ferdinand was appointed Captain of the Dockyard and Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master at [[Rosyth Royal Dockyard]]. | + | On 2 October, 1917, Ferdinand was appointed Captain of the Dockyard and Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master at [[Rosyth Royal Dockyard]].{{NLNov17|p. 557}} |
He was succeeded as Captain of the Dockyard by Captain [[Harry Mervyn Kemmis Betty|Harry M. K. Betty]] on 1 April, 1919.<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 2 April, 1919. Issue '''42064''', col G, p. 23.</ref> | He was succeeded as Captain of the Dockyard by Captain [[Harry Mervyn Kemmis Betty|Harry M. K. Betty]] on 1 April, 1919.<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 2 April, 1919. Issue '''42064''', col G, p. 23.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 15:16, 13 November 2014
Admiral Charles Ferdinand Henderson, Royal Navy, Retired (7 March, 1866 – 15 July, 1935) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Henderson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1901.[1]
Henderson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1906.[2]
He was appointed command of Crescent on 22 October, 1907.[3]
Great War
On 2 October, 1917, Ferdinand was appointed Captain of the Dockyard and Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master at Rosyth Royal Dockyard.[4]
He was succeeded as Captain of the Dockyard by Captain Harry M. K. Betty on 1 April, 1919.[5]
Henderson was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Eustace, on 25 August, 1918. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 26 August.[6] His future in the Navy had been decided at a meeting of the Board of Admiralty on 15 June, when all five Sea Lords voted that he be retired on promotion to Flag Rank under Section III of the Order-in-Council of 9 March, 1914.[7]
Retirement
He was promoted to Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 November, 1923.[8] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August, 1927.[9]
Bibliography
- "Admiral Henderson" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 16 July, 1935. Issue 47117, col C, p. 18.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Trevylyan D. W. Napier |
Captain of H.M.S. Crescent 22 Oct, 1907[10] |
Succeeded by Philip Streatfeild |
| Preceded by John P. Rolleston |
Naval Officer in Charge, Sydney 7 Dec, 1912[11] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27982. p. 31. 1 January, 1907.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 557.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 2 April, 1919. Issue 42064, col G, p. 23.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30881. p. 1039. 3 September, 1918.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 167/52.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32878. p. 7658. 9 November, 1923.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 297.
- ↑ Henderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 335.
