▁the ▁fr ig ate ▁. ▁In ▁HMS ▁London ▁he ▁saw ▁action ▁during ▁the ▁G ulf ▁War . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁command ▁R N AS ▁Ye ov il ton ▁and ▁H M NB ▁Port sm outh . ▁ ▁Hend erson ▁became ▁Flag ▁Officer , ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Command ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁before ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁After ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁n avy , ▁Hend erson ▁joined ▁the ▁third ▁sector . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁of ▁Sue ▁Ry der ▁Care , ▁a ▁British ▁social ▁care ▁char ity . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁Gent le man ▁U sh er ▁of ▁the ▁Sc ar let ▁Rod . ▁His ▁final ▁duty ▁as ▁Gent le men ▁U sh er ▁of ▁the ▁Sc ar let ▁Rod ▁occurred ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁during ▁that ▁year ' s ▁Install ation ▁of ▁Kn ights . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Reg istr ar ▁and ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Hend erson ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Ham pshire . ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁Vice ▁Lord - L ie utenant ▁of ▁Ham pshire ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Command ers ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire