David Henderson (British Army officer)

Sir David Henderson
Brigadier General Sir David Henderson from a Raphael Tuck & Sons card
Born	(1862-08-11)11 August 1862 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	17 August 1921(1921-08-17) (aged 59) Geneva, Switzerland
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army (1883–1918) Royal Air Force (1918–19)
Years of service	1883–1919
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Royal Flying Corps in the Field (1914–15) 1st Infantry Division (1914)
Battles/wars	Second Boer War Siege of Ladysmith First World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Order of the White Eagle with Swords (Russia) Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (Japan)
Spouse(s)	Henrietta Caroline Dundas ​ ​ (m. 1895)​
Relations	Ian Henderson (son)
Other work	Director-General of Red Cross Societies

Lieutenant General Sir David Henderson, KCB, KCVO, DSO (11 August 1862 – 17 August 1921) was the senior leader of British military aviation during the First World War, having previously established himself as the leading authority on tactical intelligence in the British Army. He served as the commander of the Royal Flying Corps in the field during the first year of the First World War,^[1] and was instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force as an independent service.^[2] After the war Henderson was the first Director-General of the League of Red Cross Societies.^[1]