John Evelyn Anderson
Sir John Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 June 1916 |
| Died | 9 September 2007 (aged 91) |
| Allegiance | Major General |
| Service number | 67073 |
| Unit | Royal Corps of Signals |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in dispatches |
Military career
Anderson entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Royal Corps of Signals, British Army, on 30 January 1936.[2]
During the Second World War (1939–1945) he fought in the North African campaign from 1941. Between December 1942 and September 1943 he served as a General Staff Officer (GSO) with HQ Eighth Army, before working as an Instructor at the Middle East Staff College until May 1944. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in November 1944. Anderson then served with the Telecommunications Signal Division before serving as a staff officer with the Royal Signals Division, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF). He was mentioned in dispatches three times over the course of the war.[3]
After the war Anderson was appointed senior instructor at the School of Signals before working at the
References
- ^ "Major-General Sir John Anderson". The Telegraph. London. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "No. 34251". The London Gazette. 31 January 1936. p. 670.
- ^ 'Anderson, Sir John Evelyn' in British Army Officers 1939–1945 at unithistories.com, accessed 4 July 2015
- ^ 'Anderson, Sir John Evelyn' in British Army Officers 1939–1945 at unithistories.com, accessed 4 July 2015
- ^ 'Anderson, Sir John Evelyn' in British Army Officers 1939–1945 at unithistories.com, accessed 4 July 2015
