Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson
| Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson | |
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Anderson, pictured here in an Auster aircraft, 2 May 1943
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| Born |
25 December 1891 Madras, India |
| Died | 29 April 1959 (aged 67) Gibraltar |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1911–1952 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Seaforth Highlanders |
| Commands held |
East Africa Command (1945–46) Eastern Command (1942, 1944) Second Army (1943–44) First Army (1942–43) II Corps (1941–42) VIII Corps (1941) 1st Infantry Division (1940–41) 11th Infantry Brigade (1938–40) 152nd (Seaforth and Cameron Highlanders) Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (2) Knight of the Order of St John Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Commander of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de guerre (France) Grand Cross of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite (Morocco) Grand Cordon of the Order of Glory (Tunisia) Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Ethiopia |
North West Frontier
Second World War
General Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson, KCB, MC (25 December 1891 – 29 April 1959) was a senior British Army officer who saw service in both World wars. He is mainly remembered as the commander of the British First Army during Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa. He had an outwardly reserved character and did not court popularity either with his superiors or with the public. General Dwight D. Eisenhower wrote that he was "blunt, at times to the point of rudeness". In consequence he is less well known than many of his contemporaries. He handled a difficult campaign more competently than his critics suggest, but competence without flair was not good enough for a top commander in 1944.
Anderson was born in British India, the son of a Scottish railway engineer, and was educated at Charterhouse School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst before being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Seaforth Highlanders of the British Army in September 1911. He was sent to join the 1st Battalion in India and was promoted to lieutenant on 29 November 1913.
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