James Milne Henderson

Lt. James Young Milne Henderson (9 March 1891 – 31 July 1917) was a Scottish rugby union player and British Army officer who was killed in World War I.[1]

Milne Henderson was born James Young Henderson in Edinburgh to John, a chartered accountant and bank manager, and Edwardina "Ina" Young Henderson. (The family added the Milne to their surname a few years after he was born.) He had four brothers and one sister.[2]

He was educated at George Watson's College and played for the Watsonian RFC. A diverse athlete, he also played cricket, field hockey and was a champion swimmer as well, winning the East of Scotland swimming championship.[3]

Milne Henderson was a works manager for the Scottish food company McVitie and Price. He had one cap for Scotland against England in 1911 before he moved to Travancore, India for business. There he played for Madras Rugby Club.[4]

He served in the Highland Light Infantry and was mentioned in despatches by Field Marshal the Earl Haig.[4] He was killed in the Third Battle of Ypres in July 1917. He is commemorated at the Menin Gate Ypres Memorial.[5]

His younger brother 2nd Lt. John Milne Henderson of the Royal Flying Corps was killed six months later in France.[6] Their oldest brother was Royal Navy Commodore Thomas Milne Henderson OBE (1888–1968).

References
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007. P. 109. ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
  2. "Notable Citizen – The Late Mr. J. Milne Henderson". The Scotsman. 29 July 1946. p. 4.
  3. McCrery, Nigel (2014). Into Touch: Rugby Internationals Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. pp. 176–177. ISBN 9781781590874. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  4. Chapman, Paul (2016). Menin Gate South: In Memory and In Mourning. Pen and Sword. p. 273. ISBN 9781473850903. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  5. "Casualty: Milne-Henderson, James Young". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  6. "Casualty: Second Lieutenant Milne-Henderson, John Milne". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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