William Herbert ('Bertie') Anderson · Lt.-Col. · † 1918

Personal data

Name	Anderson
Initials	W.H.
Christian name	William Herbert ('Bertie')
Date and place of birth	Blackfriars, Glasgow; 29.12.1881
Family	Son of W. J. Anderson, C.B.E., of Strathairly, Largo, Fife, husband of Gertrude Campbell Anderson, of 23, Abingdon Court, Kensington, London.

Rank	Lt.-Col.
Regiment / Unit	12 Highland Light Infantry
Date of death	25/03/1918
Age	36
Cemetery / Memorial	Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt, II. G. 36.; personal inscription: WHEN MY SPIRIT ENTERS TO ITS REST MY LIPS SHALL SAY "I TOO HAVE KNOWN THE BEST"

Information 1: V.C.; killed in action
Information 2: Brother of Edward Kerr, R.F.C., killed 16.03.1918, Alexander Ronald, 1 H.L.I., killed 08.10.1915, and of Charles Hamilton, 1 H.L.I., killed 19.12.1914.
Information 3: 'The Four Brothers Lamp' - York Branch. Endowed on 02.11.1925. First lit on 19.12.1925 at The Royal Albert Hall, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of Four Brothers: Lt.-Col. W.H. Anderson, V.C., 12th H.L.I., Maricourt, March 1918; Capt. C.H. Anderson, 1st H.L.I., Missing, December 1914; 2nd Lt. A.R. Anderson, 1st (sic) H.L.I., Vieille Chapelle, October 1915; Capt. E.K. Anderson, R.F.C., Winchester, 1918" (Donated by the Right Hon. Sir Frederick Milner). Brass plaques kept at Talbot House.