William Henderson (general)

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Allegiance Australia Rank Major general		Died 10 October 1995 Service/branch Australian Army
Commands held 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment1st Australian Task Force Battles/wars Second World WarKorean WarMalayan EmergencyVietnam War Awards Order of Australia, Distinguished Service Order, Order of the British Empire Battles and wars World War II, Korean War, Malayan Emergency, Vietnam War

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

Biography

Born in Clifton Hill, Victoria on 19 July 1919, Henderson graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon in June 1941. An infantryman, he served in the Second World War, Korea, Malaya and Vietnam. 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.

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