Richard Anderson (British Army officer)

Sir Richard Anderson
Lieutenant General Anderson in 1958
Born	28 April 1907 Chelsea, London, England
Died	4 September 1979 (aged 72)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1927–1965
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Service number	38648
Unit	King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
Commands	1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment 2nd Infantry Brigade 17th Gurkha Division British Forces in Malaya Middle East Land Forces Northern Ireland Command
Battles/wars	Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in dispatches
Other work	Director, Civil Defence for Wales, 1965–1968

Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Neville Anderson KCB CBE DSO (28 September 1907 – 4 September 1979) was a senior officer of the British Army who served in the Second World War and later achieved high office in the 1960s.