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{{CaptRN}} '''Harold Pitcairn Henderson''', (3 April, 1901 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Harold Pitcairn Henderson''', D.S.O., C.B.E. (3 April, 1901 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Henderson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1936.
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Henderson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1942.
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Latest revision as of 23:17, 6 April 2022

Captain Harold Pitcairn Henderson, D.S.O., C.B.E. (3 April, 1901 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.

Life & Career

Henderson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 12 May, 1923.

Henderson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 12 May, 1931.

Henderson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1936.

Henderson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1942.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John E. H. McBeath
Captain of H.M.S. Venomous
23 Dec, 1940[1] – 3 Jul, 1941[2]
Succeeded by
Hugh W. Falcon-Steward
Preceded by
Errol C. L. Turner
Captain of H.M.S. Boadicea
4 Jul, 1941[3] – Feb, 1942[4]
Succeeded by
Francis C. Brodrick
Preceded by
Mark Thornton
Captain of H.M.S. Harvester
15 Mar, 1942[5] – 9 Aug, 1942[6]
Succeeded by
Arthur A. Tait
Preceded by
Harry R. Godfrey
Captain (D), Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla
28 Jan, 1944 – Jun, 1945
Succeeded by
Harold T. Armstrong

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