The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Anderson, Robert Charles Beckett
Brigadier
* 13th of March 1895
† 3rd of January 1982
(Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders)
Promotions
| 1936-08-01 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-01-01 | Brevet Major |
| 1938-03-26 | Major |
| 1938-10-24 | Relinquish the Local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-05-14 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-06-16 | Reverted to Major |
| 1940-10-18 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-12-14 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-04-03 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-04-03 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-10-03 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-10-03 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-10-03 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-12-17 | Colonel (Dated back to 1945-10-03) |
| 1948-01-21 | Granted the honorary rank of Brigadier |
Service
| 1936-08-01 | – | 1938-08-24 | Commanding Officer Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps |
| 1939-XX-XX | – | 1940-XX-XX | Second in Command 1st Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders |
| 1940-10-XX | – | 1942-04-02 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders |
| 1942-04-02 | – | 1943-03-13 | Commanding Officer 29th East African Brigade [East Africa] |
| 1943-03-25 | – | 1944-05-13 | Commanding Officer 26th East African Brigade [East Africa - Ceylon] |
| 1944-06-23 | – | 1944-10-01 | Commanding Officer 29th East African Brigade [East Africa] |
| 1944-10-01 | – | 1945-04-04 | Commanding Officer 29th East African Training Brigade [East Africa] |
| 1948-01-21 | Retired |