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1894. Born on 31st August at Singleton, New South Wales, Warren Melville Anderson
was the son of Marsham Ambrose Anderson and his wife, Hannah Amelia Anderson
(née Mantle).
1914. Warren graduated in November from the Royal Military
College – Duntroon, Canberra and was commissioned in
November as a Permanent Forces Lieutenant in the 6th
Light Australian Horse Regiment. He embarked at Sydney
on 21st December as a member of the regiment’s ‘B’
Squadron.
1915. The 6th Light Horse
Regiment disembarked at
Alexandria, Egypt on 1st February
and moved into a camp near Cairo
for training over the following three
months. On 20th May the regiment
joined in the fighting on the
Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey and
played a defensive role until the
British evacuation of the peninsula
in December.
1916-1918. The regiment took part
in the pursuit of the Turkish Army
through Sinai in Egypt and into
Palestine.
Warren Anderson was the Brigade
Major of the 3rd Australian Light
Horse Brigade from September
1917 to August 1918. For his work
during this period, he was awarded
the Distinguished Service Order.
He was also twice awarded a
Mention in Despatches for his work
during the First World War
Inter-war years.
Warren Anderson continued his career with the Permanent Forces, serving in staff
officer postings as a Captain, Major then Lieutenant Colonel.
In 1928 Warren married Violet Clark in the Newcastle area.
1939-1945. At the time the Second World War commenced, Warren Anderson was
serving as an exchange officer in India. He returned to Australia in January 1940 to join
the staff of Headquarters 4th Australian Division.
In April 1940, he was posted as the Director of Staff Duties with the temporary rank of
Colonel. He was confirmed in that rank in July 1941 upon appointment as the Assistant
Adjutant and Quartermaster-General of the 1st Australian Armoured Division.
Afterwards, Warren served in a number of staff postings and by the end of the war was a
Brigadier attached to the Eighth United States Army, the final operation of which was to
clear Japanese forces from the Philippines.
1946-1951. While continuing in his full-time Army career, Warren Anderson was
appointed In March 1947 as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for
distinguished service in the South-West Pacific area during the Second World War. (The
CBE neck badge that would have been presented to Warren does not form part of the
Museum collection).
From 1947 to 1951 he was Adjutant-General of the Australian Military Forces and
Second Member of the Military Board, retiring as a Major General in 1951.
1973. Warren Anderson died at his home in Darling Point, Sydney on 10th February
aged 78.
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