Mark Edgar John Anderson

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Rear Admiral

Mark Anderson

CBE
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Anderson in 2025
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
Service years1996–present
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands HMS Richmond
Commander United Kingdom Strike Force
Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Rear Admiral Mark Edgar John Anderson CBE is a senior Royal Navy officer and current Commander United Kingdom Strike Force.

Brought up in Belfast, Anderson entered Britannia Royal Naval College on 18 September 1996. [1] He was given command the Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond in 2014. [2] Promoted to commodore, [3] he became deputy commander of Combined Maritime Forces in 2024 and, after being promoted to rear admiral, he became Commander United Kingdom Strike Force in 2025. [4]

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 New Year Honours. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 55340". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 December 1998. p. 13619.
  2. ↑ "Hearty ahoy from a Belfast boy: Royal Navy Commander sails HMS Richmond into native city". Belfast Telegraph. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "No. 64335". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 March 2024. p. 4422.
  4. ↑ "The road to the Royal Navy taking charge of NATO's premier naval force has begun with the battlestaff due to lead it being put through their paces". Royal Navy. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N5.
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