▁which ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁wounded ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Order ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁A ▁captain ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁he ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Som me ▁as ▁a ▁company ▁commander ▁of ▁Company ▁' C ', ▁he ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁des patch es ▁four ▁times ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁received ▁the ▁French ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our ▁for ▁his ▁w art ime ▁service . ▁ ▁Between ▁the ▁wars ▁After ▁att ending ▁staff ▁college , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Command ing ▁Officer ▁of ▁ 1 st ▁B n ▁East ▁York shire ▁Regiment ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Ass istant ▁Qu arter master ▁General ▁at ▁Ald ers hot ▁Command ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁General ▁Staff ▁Officer ▁Gra de ▁ 1 ▁at ▁ 5 th ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁Deput y ▁Director ▁of ▁Military ▁Oper ations ▁& ▁Int elligence ▁at ▁the ▁War ▁Office ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁Deput y ▁Director ▁of ▁Military ▁Int elligence ▁at ▁the ▁War ▁Office ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁Major - General ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁Administration ▁for ▁Eastern ▁Command ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁Anderson ▁was ▁major - general ▁on ▁the ▁General ▁Staff ▁for ▁the ▁Home ▁Forces . ▁He ▁became ▁General ▁Officer ▁Command ing ▁ 4 5 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁then