Neil Anderson (RNZN officer)

Vice Admiral Sir Neil Dudley Anderson, KBE, CB (5 April 1927 – 5 June 2010) was a senior officer in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). He served as Chief of Naval Staff, the professional head of the RNZN, from 1978 to 1980 and as Chief of Defence Staff from 1980 to 1983. He married the author Barbara Anderson in 1951, and the couple had two children.[1] He died on 5 June 2010 aged 83.[2][3]

Sir Neil Anderson
Born(1927-04-05)5 April 1927
Hastings, New Zealand
Died5 June 2010(2010-06-05) (aged 83)
Wellington, New Zealand
AllegianceNew Zealand
Service/branchRoyal New Zealand Navy
Years of service1944–1983
RankVice Admiral
Commands heldChief of Defence Staff
Chief of Naval Staff
HMNZS Philomel
HMNZS Waikato
HMNZS Taranaki
Battles/warsSecond World War
Occupation of Japan
Korean War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1951)​

Anderson was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1967 Queen’s Birthday Honours,[4] and advanced to Commander of the same order in the 1977 New Year Honours.[5] Also in 1977, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.[1] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1980 New Year Honours,[6] and knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours.[7]

References
  1. Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 46. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  2. "Former NZ Defence chief dies". The New Zealand Herald. NZPA. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  3. http://www.navy.mil.nz/know-your-navy/history/obituary---sir-neil-anderson.htm
  4. "No. 44328". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 10 June 1967. p. 6311.
  5. "No. 47104". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1976. p. 45.
  6. "No. 48043". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1979. p. 28.
  7. "No. 49010". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 12 June 1982. p. 42.
Military offices
Preceded by
Air Marshal Sir Richard Bolt		 Chief of Defence Staff
1980–1983		 Succeeded by
Air Marshal Sir Ewan Jamieson
Preceded by
Rear Admiral John McKenzie		 Chief of Naval Staff
1977–1980		 Succeeded by
Rear Admiral Keith Saull


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