William Henderson (general)

Major General William George Henderson, AO, DSO, OBE (19 July 1919 – 10 October 1995) was a senior officer in the Australian Army.

[1][2][3] Born in Clifton Hill, Victoria, on 19 July 1919,[4] Henderson graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon in June 1941.

[4][6] 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.

[8] Later, between June 1970 and February 1971 he served as Commander 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) in South Vietnam.

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