The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Anderson, Richard Neville
Lieutenant-General
* 28th of April 1907
† 4th of September 1979
(King's Own Royal Regiment)
Promotions
| 1942-05-08 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-08-08 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-06-15 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-08-17 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-08-17 | Acting Colonel |
| 1944-02-17 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-02-17 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-03-22 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1944-07-14 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-07-14 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-08-07 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1944-08-07 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1944-10-18 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-10-18 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1945-03-22 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1948-01-05 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1948-01-05 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1948-05-03 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1949-12-31 | Colonel |
| 1952-01-08 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1955-01-01 | Brigadier |
| 1955-04-01 | Local Major-General |
| 1955-05-06 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1956-04-12 | Major-General |
| 1960-05-15 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1942-05-08 | – | 1943-05-16 | Chief Instructor ? |
| 1943-08-17 | – | 1944-03-19 | Deputy Director of Special Equipments, War Office |
| 1944-07-14 | – | 1944-08-07 | Commanding Officer ? Brigade |
| 1944-10-18 | – | 1945-05-21 | Commanding Officer 2nd Infantry Brigade [Italy] |
| 1945-08-18 | – | 1947-11-05 | Commanding Officer 2nd Infantry Brigade [Italy] |
| 1948-01-15 | – | 1948-05-02 | General Staff Officer 1, War Office |
| 1948-05-03 | – | 1948-12-24 | Deputy Director of Military Intelligence, War Office |
| 1949-02-01 | – | 1950-12-21 | Chief Instructor at Joint Services Staff College |
| 1952-01-08 | – | 1955-02-03 | Brigadier General Staff, Eastern Command |
| 1955-05-06 | – | 1958-05-04 | General Officer Commanding 17th Gurkha Division |
| 1955-05-06 | – | 1958-05-04 | General Officer Commanding Overseas Forces [Malaya] |
| 1957-09-01 | – | 1959-10-01 | Colonel, King's Own Royal Regiment |
| 1958-09-15 | – | 1960-02-29 | Vice Adjutant-General to the Forces, War Office |
| 1959-10-24 | – | 1966-08-01 | Colonel, 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles |
| 1960-05-08 | – | 1962-12-09 | Commander in Chief Middle East Land Forces |
| 1961-05-31 | – | 1971-04-23 | Colonel, King's Own Royal Border Regiment |
| 1963-01-01 | – | 1965-04-24 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Ireland Command |
| 1965-05-22 | Retired | ||
| 1965-XX-XX | – | 1968-XX-XX | Director of Civil Defence for Wales |
Picture source: Courtesy of John Redmond