Everything about David Henderson British Army Officer totally explained
Lieutenant-General Sir David Y Henderson KCB KCVO DSO LLD (
11 August 1862 –
17 August 1921) was an officer in the
British Army who came to be considered as the leading authority on tactical intelligence during the early years of the 20th century. Henderson was also the first commander of the
Royal Flying Corps in the field and was instrumental in establishing the
Royal Air Force as an independent service.
Early and family life
David Henderson was born in the
Scottish city of
Glasgow on
11 August 1862 into a shipping family. His father, also called David, was a joint owner of the
Clydeside ship builders
David and William Henderson & Co..
Henderson entered the
University of Glasgow in 1877 at the age of just fifteen. Whilst at university, Henderson read engineering and in his fourth year (1880-1881) he studied civil engineering and mechanics as well as office and field work in engineering. Henderson is recorded as not having graduated from the University of Glasgow. In 1901 he was appointed Director of Military Intelligence and his works
Field Intelligence: Its Principles and Practice (1904) and
The Art of Reconnaissance (1907) did much to establish his reputation as the Army's authority on tactical intelligence.
In January 1918, Henderson was made a member of the
Air Council
Following his departure from the Air Council, Henderson returned to France where he served until October 1918. After the armistice, Henderson served as a military counsellor during the
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