Inter-war Career
His inter-war career was active, he served as adjutant to the Scottish Horse from 1920-24 and was promoted to major during this posting. He attended the Command and Staff College course at Quetta, where he apparently did not do that well. His superior, Major-General Sir Percy Hobart, thought it "questionable whether he had the capacity to develop much." Other staff council also had reservations, but "hoped that he might suffice." Anderson graduated from the Staff College, Camberley, in 1928 following which he took a staff posting (GSO2) in the 50th (Northumbrian) Division. In 1930 Anderson was promoted lieutenant-colonel and at the age of 38 he commanded the second battalion of the Seaforths in the North West Frontier, for which he was mentioned in dispatches and as a full colonel went on to command the 152nd (Seaforth and Cameron) Infantry Brigade in August 1934. Still as a full colonel in March 1936 he was appointed to a staff job (GSO1) in India and in January 1938 was appointed acting brigadier to command 11th Brigade which he trained hard, despite inadequate equipment.
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