The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Anderson, Kenneth Arthur Noel
General
* 25th of December 1891
† 29th of April 1959
(Seaforth Highlanders)
Nickname: Sunshine
Promotions
| 1930-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1930-06-02 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-06-02 | Colonel (Dated back to 1933-01-01) |
| 1938-01-14 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-06-13 | Acting Major-General |
| 1940-06-17 | Major-General (Dated back to 1938-07-26) |
| 1941-05-19 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-05-19 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-01-22 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1949-06-27 | General |
Service
| 1929-01-22 | – | 1930-05-21 | General Staff Officer 2, 50th Infantry Division |
| 1930-06-02 | – | 1934-06-01 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders |
| 1932-12-XX | – | 1934-04-12 | Officer Commanding British Troops in Palestine |
| 1934-06-02 | – | 1934-08-15 | Half-pay |
| 1934-08-15 | – | 1936-02-26 | Commanding Officer 152nd Infantry Brigade |
| 1936-03-21 | – | 1937-12-29 | General Staff Officer 1, Deccan District [India] |
| 1937-12-30 | – | 1938-01-14 | Half-pay |
| 1938-01-14 | – | 1940-05-30 | Commanding Officer 11th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1940-05-30 | – | 1940-06-03 | Acting General Officer Commanding 3rd Infantry Division [France] |
| 1940-06-03 | – | 1940-06-14 | Commanding Officer 11th Infantry Brigade |
| 1940-06-13 | – | 1941-05-19 | General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division |
| 1941-05-19 | – | 1941-12-14 | General Officer Commanding VIII Corps |
| 1941-12-14 | – | 1942-04-06 | General Officer Commanding II Corps |
| 1942-04-07 | – | 1942-08-11 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command |
| 1942-08-12 | – | 1943-07-14 | General Officer Commanding 1st Army [Tunisia] |
| 1943-07-25 | – | 1944-01-11 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Army |
| 1944-01-12 | – | 1944-11-30 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command |
| 1944-12-12 | – | 1946-10-XX | General Officer Commanding in Chief East Africa Command |
| 1946-02-08 | – | 1952-04-23 | Governor-General & Commander in Chief of Gibraltar |
| 1952-06-06 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley