Neil Anderson (RNZN officer)
Encyclopedia
Vice-Admiral Sir Neil Dudley Anderson, KBE, CB (c. 1927 – 5 June 2010) was New Zealand
Chief of Naval Staff
from 1978 to 1980, and the Chief of Defence Staff
from 1980 to 1983. He was married to acclaimed author Barbara Anderson. He died on 5 June 2010 aged 83.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
Chief of Naval Staff
Royal New Zealand Navy
The Royal New Zealand Navy is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force...
from 1978 to 1980, and the Chief of Defence Staff
New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force consists of three services: the Royal New Zealand Navy; the New Zealand Army; and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The Commander-in-Chief of the NZDF is His Excellency Rt. Hon...
from 1980 to 1983. He was married to acclaimed author Barbara Anderson. He died on 5 June 2010 aged 83.