Frank Hannam Henderson

Vice-Admiral Frank Hannam Henderson, C.M.G., D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (2 June, 1850 – 26 June, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Henderson was specially promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 7 December, 1872 for capturing a dhow.

In 1883, Henderson was awarded the Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal

Henderson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 21 June, 1887 and suffered a period of debility due to fever from 1 August to 21 September, 1887. Restored to health, on 24 October, 1888 he married Agnes Jane Burgess.

Henderson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1894.

Henderson was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Fox in January, 1898.

He was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Hermes on 5 October, 1899.

Henderson was appointed in command of the battleship Goliath in July, 1902.

He was placed on the Retired List on account of age on 2 June, 1905 and advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 11 July, 1905.

He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 30 April, 1910.

The Great War

Henderson was appointed to President for Special Service in September, 1917 as A.E.S. Carrigan Head as a Retired Rear Admiral, hoisting his flag on 9 September. He worked in her as Escort Flag Officer of Mercantile Corps, but he was temporarily relieved in command in April, 1918. He was awarded a D.S.O. for his brief work, gazetted on 3 June. He was to be sent to Camito to continue his escort work, but this was cancelled, perhaps due to health.

Henderson died of heart failure, possibly provoked by an issue in his right tonsil, in Haslar Hospital on 26 June. His D.S.O. was forwarded to his widow, Agnes, on the 28th. She received it on the 30th.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Edward H. Gamble	Captain of H.M.S. Racoon 2 Apr, 1891 – 2 Jun, 1894	Succeeded by Powell C. Underwood
Preceded by Charles H. Adair	Captain of H.M.S. Iris 8 Jul, 1896 – 18 Aug, 1896	Succeeded by Julian C. A. Wilkinson
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Eclipse 23 Mar, 1897 – 5 May, 1897	Succeeded by Paul W. Bush
Preceded by Frederick S. Inglefield	Captain of H.M.S. Bonaventure 5 May, 1897 – 12 Aug, 1897	Succeeded by Robert A. J. Montgomerie
Preceded by John E. Stokes	Captain of H.M.S. Hotspur 12 Aug, 1897 – 21 Jan, 1898	Succeeded by Charles S. Elliot
Preceded by George A. Giffard	Captain of H.M.S. Fox 21 Jan, 1898 – 11 Jul, 1899	Succeeded by Charles H. Robertson
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Europa 11 Jul, 1899 – 5 Oct, 1899	Succeeded by Archibald J. Pocklington
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Hermes 5 Oct, 1899 – 8 Dec, 1900	Succeeded by Henry C. Kingsford
Preceded by Peyton Hoskyns	Captain of H.M.S. Blenheim 22 Dec, 1900 – 11 Jul, 1902	Succeeded by Frederick G. Stopford
Preceded by Lewis E. Wintz	Captain of H.M.S. Goliath 11 Jul, 1902 – 8 Oct, 1903	Succeeded by Edmond J. W. Slade
Preceded by ?	Captain of Chatham Dockyard 10 Feb, 1904 – 11 Jun, 1905	Succeeded by Thomas Y. Greet