| James Henderson | |
| Birth Name: | James Young Milne Henderson |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1891 |
| Death Place: | Flanders, Belgium |
| Ru Position: | Fly-half |
| Ru Amateurclubs: | Watsonians |
| Ru Provinceyears: | 1911 |
| Ru Province: | Blues Trial |
| Ru Provincecaps: | 1 |
| Ru Provincepoints: | (0) |
| Ru Nationalteam: | Scotland |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 1911 |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 1 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) |
Lt. James Young Milne Henderson (9 March 1891 – 31 July 1917) was a Scottish rugby union player and British Army officer who was killed in World War I.[1]
He was educated at George Watson's College and played for the Watsonian RFC. A diverse athlete, he also played cricket, field hockey and was a champion swimmer as well, winning the East of Scotland swimming championship.[2]
He moved to Travancore, India for business. There he played for Madras Rugby Club.[3]
He played for the Blues Trial side against the Whites Trial side on 21 January 1911, while still with Watsonians.[4]
He had one cap for against in 1911.
Milne Henderson was a works manager for the Scottish food company McVitie and Price.
He served in the Highland Light Infantry and was mentioned in despatches by Field Marshal the Earl Haig.[3] He was killed in the Third Battle of Ypres in July 1917. He is commemorated at the Menin Gate Ypres Memorial.[5]
Milne Henderson was born James Young Henderson in Edinburgh to John, a chartered accountant and bank manager, and Edwardina "Ina" Young Henderson. (The family added the Milne to their surname a few years after he was born.) He had four brothers and one sister.[6]
His younger brother 2nd Lt. John Milne Henderson of the Royal Flying Corps was killed six months later in France.[7] Their oldest brother was Royal Navy Commodore Thomas Milne Henderson (1888–1968).