=ANDERSON, CHARLES ALEXANDER KENNETH=, 2nd Lieut. 1st Battn. The King’s Royal Rifle Corps, attd. to the 1st Battn. The Royal Scots Fusiliers, only _s._ of Alexander Richard Anderson, F.R.C.S., of Nottingham, by his wife, Edith, dau. of the late C.... E.... Tuck, J.P. co. Norfolk, and grandson of the late Col. Richard Anderson, H.M. 56th Regt. He was born at Nottingham on 31 May, 1893; educ. at Harrow (1907–11) and Pembroke College, Cambridge; gazetted as University candidate to the 1st Battn. The Royal Scots Fusiliers on 4 Aug. 1914, and transferred to the King’s Royal Rifle Corps on 14 Aug. 1914, but having already left for France with the Royal Scots Fusiliers he remained attached to that regt. He took part in the Battles of Mons, the Marne, the Aisne, and the first Battle of Ypres, and was killed in action about 3 a.m. on 12 Nov. 1914, while leading his men in a night attack on the German trenches near the Chateau Harantalge, on the Ypres-Menin road, being at the time in command of half of C Coy. 1st Battn. Royal Scots Fusiliers. He was _unm._
[Illustration: =Charles A. K. Anderson.=]
=ANDERSON, FREDERICK KINLOCH=, 2nd Lieut., 4th Battn. The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 4th _s._ of the late William Joseph Kinloch Anderson, of the City of Edinburgh, J.P., D.L., by his wife, Mary, dau. of the late James Wilson, of Edinburgh; _b._ Edinburgh, 7 April, 1880; educ. George Watson’s College there; was a Civil Engineer in the Engineers’ Department of the North British Railway Co., and after joining the 9th Battn. of the Royal Scots (T.F.) at the outbreak of war, was given a commission in the 4th Black Watch, 2 March, 1915. He was killed in action near Loos, 25 Sept. 1915, and was buried at Pont du Henn; _unm._
=ANDERSON, HENRY KEMP=, Private, No. 12/297, 6th Hauraki Regt., New Zealand Expeditionary Force, _s._ of Alexander Anderson, formerly of Perth, Scotland, School Teacher, by his wife, Elizabeth (Balmoral Road, Auckland, New Zealand), dau. of Robert Coghill, of Wick, Scotland; _b._ Hokianga, Auckland, New Zealand, 20 March, 1882; educ. Auckland; joined the Expeditionary Force in Sept. 1914; fought at Achi Baba on 8 May, was fortunate in getting through, but was mortally wounded a few days later in a rest camp, two miles in the rear of the firing line, from a stray bullet. He was shot in the back, above the kidneys, was taken on board the hospital ship Sicilia, and died between Gallipoli and Alexandria, 21 May, 1915; buried at sea; _unm._
[Illustration: =Henry Kemp Anderson.=]
=ANDERSON, HENRY SMALL=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 1604), 209596, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914.
=ANDERSON, JOHN=, Sergt., No. 8150, 2nd Battn. Yorkshire Regt., _s._ of Jabez Anderson, of 87, Wood Street, Norton, Malton, Agricultural Labourer, by his wife, Mary Ellen, dau. of (--); _b._ 20 May, 1887; educ. Bower Memorial School, Norton. Entered Army 24 April, 1905. Killed in action at Neuve Chapelle, 13 March, 1915; buried at Lavanta. Sergt. Anderson had completed ten years’ service all but a few months with the Yorkshire Regt. He served through the S. African War, and in the present war passed unscratched through the heavy fighting at Mons, Ypres, and Armentières.
=ANDERSON, JOHN GRANT=, Private, No. 71568, 27th Battn. (City of Winnipeg Regt.) Canadian Expeditionary Force; 2nd surviving _s._ of Lieut.-Col. John Grant Anderson, Military Knight of Windsor (late the Leicestershire Regt., and formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers), by his wife, Beatrice, dau. of Col. Samuel Bradburne, Commanding 2nd Battn. The Leicestershire Regt.; _b._ Brentwood, co. Essex, 20 Nov. 1894; educ. at Christ’s Hospital, Horsham, and the Imperial Service College, Windsor. Went to Canada in June, 1912, with a view to taking up farming there, and settled in Manitoba. Shortly after the war broke out, however, he enlisted, and came over to England with the 2nd Canadian Contingent, arriving at Shorncliffe on 29 May, 1915; and on 17 Sept., left with his Battn. for the Western Front. Very shortly after arrival in France, they were sent into the trenches in the fighting line in the Ypres district--he having meanwhile volunteered for the Grenade and Bombing Section of his battn., and during an enemy bombardment on 13 Oct., he was killed by a high explosive shell, which penetrated the parapet. He was buried in the Military Cemetery at Kemmel, Belgium, where his grave was carefully marked and tended by his comrades. The following are extracts from some of the letters received by his parents from his officers and comrades. From Major Beattie, Senior Chaplain, 2nd Canadian Division: “Your boy made many dear friends in the battn., and leaves a record that others might be proud to emulate.” From Major Owen, Chaplain to the Brigade: “Your son was always spoken of very highly, a general favourite and very lovable. I have heard nothing but good of him.” From Lieut. Cay, in charge of Grenade Section: “I want to say how much I appreciate the way in which all his work was done. You will know what I mean when I say he was a real soldier.” From Corpl. Howard Chalmers: “He was very much endeared to us all by reason of his wonderful cheerfulness under all conditions. I need not tell you his death was a great loss to us all.” From Pte. C. A. Smith, Grenade Section: “I can’t say enough for him. Everybody had a good word for him, the bravest and kindest boy that ever lived.” He was _unm._
[Illustration: =John Grant Anderson.=]
=ANDERSON, KENNETH ANGUS=, Cadet, R.N., H.M.S. Bulwark, 2nd _s._ of Sir Kenneth Skelton Anderson, of Stamford House, Wimbledon, K.C.M.G., by his wife, Louisa Mary, 4th dau. of the late James Cochrane Stevenson, for many years M.P. for South Shields; _b._ Kings Langley, Herts, 13 Nov. 1898; educ. St. Aubyn’s School, Rottingdam; entered Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, in Sept. 1913. On the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, he joined H.M.S. Bulwark, and lost his life when that ship was blown up at Sheerness on 26 Nov. 1914.
[Illustration: =Kenneth Angus Anderson.=]
=ANDERSON, JOHN ROBERT=, Pensioner Cooper, 135921, H.M.S. Hawke; lost in action in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914; _m._
=ANDERSON, MERVYN KEBBLE=, Lieut., 2nd Battn. Royal Irish Regt., 4th _s._ of James Anderson, of Brentford, Orwell Park, Dublin, by his wife, Sarah Olivia, dau. of Michael Thomas Brown; _b._ Ballina, co. Mayo, 22 Jan. 1892; educ. at the Diocesan School and St. Andrew’s College, Dublin; gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the 3rd Battn. (Special Reserve) of the Royal Irish Regt. 12 Sept. 1914; went to the Front in Jan. 1915. He was wounded by shrapnel while passing through a communication trench at Ypres on 7 May, 1915, and died in No. 7 Stationary Hospital at Boulogne, 11 May following. His captain wrote: “As his captain I knew him better than any other officer in the regiment, and next to his own people I don’t know who could feel his death more than I do, unless it be his men. He was always so good to them and thoughtful of their comfort. He was, indeed, a true type of British officer.”
[Illustration: =Mervyn Kebble Anderson.=]
=ANDERSON, REGINALD WILLIAM CHRISTIE=, Private, No. S. 4, 070893, Army Service Corps, _s._ of Robert Anderson, of Fraserburgh, co. Aberdeen, Solicitor; _b._ Fraserburgh, 9 Nov. 1875; educ. Blair Lodge School, Polmont; enlisted 18 March, 1915, and _d._ of pneumonia in the Connaught Hospital, Aldershot, while going through his course of training. He _m._ Alvescot, co. Oxford, 9 Nov. 1901, Edith Elizabeth (The Warren, Carterton, Clanfield, S.O., Oxon.), only dau. of the late John Pearse, Fleet Engineer, R.N., and left two sons: Robert Pearse, _b._ 20 Feb. 1905, and John Christie, _b._ 3 Dec. 1908.
[Illustration: =Reginald W. C. Anderson.=]
=ANDERSON, ROBERT SAMUEL=, Private, R.M.L.I., Ch. 16946, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=ANDERSON, SAMUEL=, Private, No. 997, 2nd Battn., Australian 1st Infantry Brigade, only _s._ of Charles Anderson, of Eastwick, Ollaberry, North Mavine, Shetland, R.N.R., by his wife, Christina, dau. of George Clark Sharp, of Ollaberry; _b._ Ollaberry, Shetland, 14 Nov. 1890; educ. Public School there; was a few months in the Merchant Service, and went to Australia in 1910, and was working on a farm until the outbreak of war. He enlisted, went with the 1st Australian Contingent to Cairo, and was killed in action at the Dardanelles, 15 April, 1915; _unm._
=ANDERSON, WILLIAM ARTHUR=, Private, R.M.L.I., Ch. 14318, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=ANDERSON, WILLIAM JOHN=, Leading Seaman, J. 918, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914.
=ANDERSON BEY, GEORGE WHITEFIELD=, Quartermaster and Hon. Major, late Seaforth Highlanders, Director of Stores, Headquarters Staff, Egyptian Army, _s._ of the late James Anderson, Farmer in Bogieside, by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of George Wright, of North Ardlair, Kennethmont, Farmer; _b._ at Muir of Rhynie, co. Aberdeen, 30 June, 1856; enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders (then in India) at Stirling, 9 July, 1874, and after being attached to the 91st Highlanders in Ireland for a time, went out to India with a draft in 1876, and joined his own regt. at Sialkot, and served 17 years and 57 days in the ranks. He went through the Afghan War, 1878–80, first with the Kuram Field Force; took part in the reconnaissance of 28 Nov.; the assault and capture of Peiwar Kotal, passage of the Chappri Defile, the Khost Valley Expedition, action of Matoon; then with the Kabul Field Force; took part in the night attack on rearguard at Zahidabad, Battle of Charasiah (promoted Sergt.); pursuit to Asniai Heights, occupation of Kabul, actions at Doaba and Lataband, operations in and around Kabul in Dec. 1879, relief of Sherpur; action of Childukbteran; march from Kabul to relief of Kandahar, reconnaissance of 31 Aug. and battle of 1 Sept., and was awarded the medal with four clasps and the bronze star. He afterwards served in the Egyptian Campaign, 1882; present at Battle of Chalouf, seizure of Canal east of Ismailia, Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, occupation of Zagazig and of Cairo (medal with clasp, bronze star), and in the Bechuanaland Expedition, 1884–85, acting as chief of the signalling party. He became Regimental Sergt.-Major, Sept. 1891, and was promoted Quartermaster, 22 Dec. 1894, with the hon. rank of Lieut. He was with his regt. in Crete during the insurrection of 1896, and took part in the Nile Expedition, 1898. He was present at the Battles of Atbara and Khartoum, and was again mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 30 Sept. 1898], and given the hon. rank of Capt. 16 Dec. 1898. On the conclusion of that campaign his services were asked by Lord Kitchener and Sir Reginald Wingate for the Egyptian Army, and he was attached to it with the rank of Major in 1901. He became Director of Stores on the Headquarters Staff of the Egyptian Army in 1905, and his successful efforts in re-organisation and in matters of armament and equipment were gratefully recognised by the Khedive and Sirdar. He was made an Hon. Major in the British Army, 17 Oct. 1908, a Lieut.-Col. in the Egyptian Army, and created a Bey and decorated with the Imperial Ottoman Order of the Medjidieh. His period of services ended in 1911, but he was induced by Lord Kitchener to extend his service for three years, and before this was ended the European War had broken out. He volunteered to go to the Dardanelles, but was retained at his post in Cairo, and he died there on active service, 31 Aug. 1914. Anderson Bey was a great traveller and explorer, and had at one time or other penetrated to the outskirts of every province in the Soudan, inspecting, hunting, sketching and snap-shooting. Speaking Arabic fluently, his agreeable manners made him a welcome visitor, and “Assad Ahmar” (“The Red Lion”), as the Arabs called him, had many loyal friends among the desert tribes on the Nile. He was the author of “Seaforth Songs and Ballads” and “Lays of Strathbogie.”