John Henderson (British Army officer)

John Henderson
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1982 - 2014
Rank Major-General
Commands held British Forces Germany
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath

Major-General John McNiven Ross Henderson CB is a retired British Army officer who commanded British Forces Germany.

Military career

Henderson was commissioned into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in 1982.[1] He became Commanding Officer of 2 Battalion REME in June 2002 and Commander of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan in June 2004 before becoming Deputy Chief of Staff for 1st Armoured Division in January 2005 and then Commander of 102 Logistic Brigade in December 2006.[2] He went on to be Director Logistics for the Army in December 2008[3] and General Officer Commanding British Forces Germany in August 2012.[4]

Henderson was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2014 New Year Honours.[5][6]

He became Chief Executive of Staffordshire County Council in December 2014.[7]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Nicholas Caplin
GOC British Forces Germany
20122015
Succeeded by
Ian Bell
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