William Henderson (general) explained

William George Henderson
Birth Date:	19 July 1919
Birth Place:	Clifton Hill, Victoria
Allegiance:	Australia
Branch:	Australian Army
Rank:	Major General
Commands:	Training Command (1973–76) 1st Division (1971–73) 1st Australian Task Force (1970–71) 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1957–58)
Battles:	Second World War Korean War Malayan Emergency Vietnam War
Awards:	Officer of the Order of Australia Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Major General William George Henderson, (19 July 1919 – 10 October 1995) was a senior officer in the Australian Army.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

Born in Clifton Hill, Victoria, on 19 July 1919,^[4] Henderson graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon in June 1941. An infantryman, he served in the Second World War, Korean War, Malayan Emergency and Vietnam War.^[4] He attended Staff College at Cabarlah in 1945 before holding appointments at Western Command in Perth and as Brigade Major (effectively Chief of Staff) of 13th Infantry Brigade, also in Western Australia.^[5]

Henderson commanded the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) from November 1957 to November 1958. Later, between June 1970 and February 1971 he served as Commander 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) in South Vietnam. He died on 10 October 1995.

References

• Book: Ham, Paul. Paul Ham. 2007. Vietnam: The Australian War. Harper Collins. Sydney . 978-0732282370.
• Book: Hedges, Jason. Royal Military College of Australia 1911–2011: Celebrating 100 Years at Duntroon. 2012. Big Sky Publishing. Newport. 978-1-921941-47-4.
• Book: Horner. David. Bou. Jean . Duty First: A History of the Royal Australian Regiment. 2nd . Allen & Unwin . Crows Nest, New South Wales . 2008. 978-1-74175-374-5.
• Book: Palazzo, Albert. Australian Military Operations in Vietnam. Australian Army Campaigns Series. 3. Army History Unit. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. 2006. 1-876439-10-6.

Further reading

• News: Coulthard-Clark. Chris. Commander made an impact, boots and all - Obituary of Major General William George Henderson. The Australian. 21 November 1995. 16. 1038-8761.
• Book: Ekins. Ashley. McNeill. Ian. Fighting to the Finish: The Australian Army and the Vietnam War 1968–1975. The Official History of Australia's Involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1948–1975. Nine. Allen and Unwin. St Leonards, New South Wales. 2012. 978-1865088242.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Henderson, William George: Officer of the Order of Australia. It's an Honour. Australian Government. 2 February 2016. 1 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180701111726/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=879312&search_type=advanced&showInd=true. live.
2. Web site: William George Henderson: Distinguished Service Order. Honours and Awards. Australian War Memorial. 2 February 2016.
3. Web site: William George Henderson: Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Honours and Awards. Australian War Memorial. 2 February 2016.
4. Web site: Henderson, William George . World War II Nominal Roll . Commonwealth of Australia . 2 February 2016 . 1 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180701111650/http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=789614 . dead .
5. Book: Clark, Chris. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/henderson-william-george-bill-27640. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Henderson, William George (Bill) (1919–1995). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.