Anderson, Kenneth Arthur Noel "Sunshine"
- Date of birth:
- December 25th, 1891 (Madras, British India)
- Date of death:
- April 29th, 1959 (Gibraltar)
- Service number:
- 12023
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
Promotions:
September 20, 1911: 2nd Lieutenant;
November 29, 1913: Lieutenant;
April 10, 1915: temporary Captain;
October 1, 1915: Captain;
May 12th, 1918: acting Major;
July 14th, 1923: Major;
January 1, 1930: Battalion Lieutenant Colonel;
June 2, 1930: Lieutenant Colonel;
June 2, 1934: Colonel;
January 14th, 1938: temporary Brigadier;
June 13th, 1940: acting Major General;
June 17th, 1940: Major General;
May 19th, 1941: acting Lieutenant General;
May 19, 1942: temporary Lieutenant General;
January 22, 1943: Lieutenant General;
June 27, 1949: General.
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Military Cross (MC)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Dehra Dun Brigade, 7th (Meerut) Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- September 22nd, 1916
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-Colonel
- Unit:
- 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
- Awarded on:
- May 6th, 1932
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- July 11th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- July 26th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Lieutenant-General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, First Army, British Army
- Awarded on:
- August 5th, 1943
General Officer Commanding
Order of the Star of Ethiopia - Grand Cross
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, East Africa Command, British Army
- Awarded on:
- October 14th, 1949
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
- Rank:
- General
- Awarded on:
- January 4th, 1952
Commandeur de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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