William Anderson (bishop of Salisbury)

For other people of a similar name, see William Anderson.

William Louis Anderson DSC (11 February 1882 – 5 March 1972) was the Church of England Bishop of Portsmouth and then the Bishop of Salisbury. He also held what is believed to be the unique distinction of being the only bishop to have served in all three of the armed services.^[1]

Early life

Anderson was born at Tezpur, Assam, India on 11 February 1892, the younger son of James Drummond Anderson, a lecturer in Bengali at the University of Cambridge. His elder brother, Sir James Drummond Anderson, also had a distinguished colonial career. He was educated as a scholar at St Paul's School and graduated BA from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge in 1914 and MA in 1920. He was appointed an honorary fellow in 1950.^[2]

Military service

He served throughout the First World War, initially in the 1st King Edward’s Horse, then the Royal Naval Air Service, and finally in the newly formed Royal Air Force, ending the war with the rank of captain (later flight lieutenant from 1918 to 1919). He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross after sinking an enemy submarine in a flying boat attack while serving in the Scilly Isles.^[2]

Ministry

On demobilisation, he took Holy Orders at Ridley Hall, Cambridge and was ordained deacon in 1920 and priest 1921. He married Gwendoline Jones and together they had two sons.^[3] He rejoined the Royal Navy as a chaplain and served in a succession of Royal Naval establishments.His last posting was as chaplain to the Britannia Royal Naval College.

In 1928, he was appointed vicar of Sparkhill, Birmingham, taking on the additional responsibility of rural dean of Bordesley. In 1932, he moved to Eastbourne. By 1937, he was Bishop of Croydon^[4] and in late 1941 he was appointed Bishop of Portsmouth to succeed the recently deceased Frank Partridge.^[5] In 1949, he transferred to the more senior see of Salisbury,^[6] a position he was to hold until his retirement in 1962. His wife died in 1957, and he then married Jessie Hearn in 1963^[3] He died on 5 March 1972.

References

↑ The Times, 7 March 1972; pg. 16; Issue 58420; col F, Rt Rev W. L. Anderson Former Bishop of Salisbury-Obituary
1 2 Obituary, The Times', 7 March 1972
1 2 Biography, Who Was Who
↑ "New Bishop of Croydon appointed", The Times', 28 June 1937
↑ "Notice of Appointment: new Bishop of Portsmouth", The Times, 8 December 1941
↑ The Times, 8 April 1949

Church of England titles
Preceded by Edward Sydney Woods	Bishop of Croydon 1937 – 1942	Succeeded by Maurice Harland
Preceded by Frank Partridge	Bishop of Portsmouth 1942 – 1949	Succeeded by William Launcelot Scott Fleming
Preceded by Neville Lovett	Bishop of Salisbury 1949 – 1963	Succeeded by Joseph Fison

Bishops of Croydon

Canterbury suffragans	Henry Pereira Edward Woods William Anderson Maurice Harland Cuthbert Bardsley John Hughes Stuart Snell (continued in Southwark)

Southwark suffragans	Stuart Snell Wilfred Wood (became first area bishop)

Southwark area bishops	Wilfred Wood Nick Baines Jonathan Clark

Anglican Bishops of Portsmouth

Neville Lovett Frank Partridge William Anderson Launcelot Fleming John Phillips Ronald Gordon Timothy Bavin Kenneth Stevenson Christopher Foster

Bishops of Salisbury

see at Old Sarum	merged from Ramsbury & Sherborne Herman Saint Osmund Roger Henry de Sully Philip de Harcourt Josceline de Bohon Hubert Walter Herbert Poore Richard Poore see removed to New Sarum

Medieval	Richard Poore Robert de Bingham William de York Giles of Bridport Walter de la Wyle Robert Wickhampton Walter Scammel Henry Brandeston Lawrence de Awkeburne William de la Corner Nicholas Longespee Simon of Ghent Roger Martival Robert Wyvil Ralph Ergham John Waltham Richard Mitford Nicholas Bubwith Robert Hallam John Chandler Robert Neville William Ayscough Richard Beauchamp Lionel Woodville Thomas Langton John Blyth Henry Deane

Early modern	Edmund Audley Lorenzo Campeggio Nicholas Shaxton John Capon Gasparo Contarini William Petow Francis Mallet John Jewel Edmund Gheast John Piers John Coldwell Henry Cotton Robert Abbot Martin Fotherby Robert Tounson John Davenant Brian Duppa Humphrey Henchman John Earle Alexander Hyde Seth Ward Gilbert Burnet William Talbot Richard Willis Benjamin Hoadly Thomas Sherlock John Gilbert John Thomas (I) The Hon Robert Hay Drummond John Thomas (II) John Hume Shute Barrington John Douglas

Late modern	John Fisher Thomas Burgess Edward Denison Walter Hamilton George Moberly John Wordsworth Frederick Ridgeway St Clair Donaldson Neville Lovett Geoffrey Lunt William Anderson Joseph Fison George Reindorp John Baker David Stancliffe Nick Holtam

Archdeacons of Croydon

Canterbury diocese	Edward Woods, Bishop suffragan of Croydon William Anderson, Bishop suffragan of Croydon Harold Bradfield Maurice Harland, Bishop suffragan of Croydon Charles Tonks Jesse Clayson John Hughes, Bishop suffragan of Croydon Frederick Hazell

Southwark diocese	Frederick Hazell Tony Davies Barry Goodwin (Acting) Chris Skilton

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