Background
Born the son of Colonel Sir Neville Anderson Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Richard Anderson was commissioned into the King"s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) in 1927.
Born the son of Colonel Sir Neville Anderson Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Richard Anderson was commissioned into the King"s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) in 1927.
He was deployed to Palestine between 1938 and 1939. Later, he was promoted to brigadier and became Commander of 2nd Infantry Brigade, part of the British 1st Infantry Division, in the Italian Campaign. After the Second World War he returned to Palestine and then became General Officer Commanding 17th Gurkha Division in 1955.
He was General Officer Commanding Overseas Forces in Malaya in 1957 and then Vice Adjutant General at the War Office from 1958.
He was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Middle East Land Forces in 1960 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Ireland Command in 1963. He retired in 1965. He lived at Tarrant Keynston House near Blandford in Dorset.
The couple had two sons.