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Alexander Anderson (Royal Marines officer)

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Occupation
  
army general

Name
  
Alexander Anderson


Role
  
Royal Marines officer

Died
  
November 21, 1877

Alexander Anderson (Royal Marines officer)

General Alexander Anderson (7 May 1807 – 21 November 1877) was a senior Royal Marines officer. He served in the Royal Marine Light Infantry and became a Companion of the Order of the Bath. Anderson is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London. His memorial is an unusual composition of cannonballs, one of which has disappeared. Three of the canon balls have the words 'Beyrout', 'Gaza' and 'Syria' carved into them. The grave lies on the east side of the main path, midway between the north entrance and the colonnades.

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