Roy Andersen (general)

Major General Roy Cecil Andersen CSSA SD & Bar SM MMM JCD with 30 Yr Clasp (born 12 May 1948 in Johannesburg) is a South African businessman and a retired Reserve general officer in the South African Army from the artillery. He matriculated from Northview High School and graduated from Witwatersrand University.

Major General Roy Cecil Andersen CSSA SD & Bar SM MMM JCD with 30 Yr Clasp
Maj Gen Roy C Andersen Chief Defence Reserves SANDF
Born	(1948-05-12) 12 May 1948 (age 77) Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
Allegiance	South Africa
Branch	South African Army
Years of service	1966–2021
Rank	Major General
Unit	Transvaal Horse Artillery
Commands	General of the Gunners Chief Defence Reserves Director Part Time Component SSO Operations, 7 Div SSO Artillery, 7 Div OC Transvaal Horse Artillery
Battles / wars	South African Border War
Awards
Other work	Businessman

Military career

He was commissioned into the Artillery in 1966 at 14 Field Regiment in Bethlehem, Orange Free State where he served under the then Officer Commanding- Cmdt C.L. Viljoen. He commanded the Transvaal Horse Artillery from 1976 to 1979^[1] and participated in Operation Savannah both as regimental Commander and Air Observation Post Officer. He was thereafter appointed as Senior Staff Officer Artillery and subsequently Senior Staff Officer Operations of 7 South African Infantry Division. He was promoted to the rank of Major General in October 2003, as Chief Defence Reserves for the South African National Defence Force.^[2]

Civilian career

He studied at the University of the Witwatersrand, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 1972 and as a Certified Public Accountant in 1975 in Texas.^[3]

He served as Executive President of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange from 1992 until 1997. As of 2023^[update] he is a Director of Nampak.^[4]

Honours and awards

Medals

He has been awarded^[2] the

• Star of South Africa (Commander) (CSSA)
• Southern Cross Decoration (SD & Bar)
• Southern Cross Medal (1975) (SM)
• Military Merit Medal (MMM)
• Pro Patria Medal (South Africa) (with Cunene Clasp) ^[a]
• General Service Medal (South Africa)
• Unitas (Unity) Medal
• Mandela Commemoration Medal (Gold)
• Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) (50 Year Clasp)
• Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) (40 Year Clasp)
• John Chard Decoration (with 30 year clasp) (JCD)
• John Chard Medal

Proficiency badges

Proficiency badges

Master Gunner: 110 Major General Roy C. Andersen[b] Year: 2019 ←109: Master Warrant Officer M.P. Mokoena Lt Colonel M.S. Makhele :111→

Badge for Reserve Voluntary Service (Service Award) Five Years Voluntary Service Black on Thatch beige, Embossed

Notes

1. Only the Cunene clasp was awarded, to members who served in Angola during Operation Savannah in 1975 and 1976. Recipients of the clasp wear a button, with the letter C encircled by a wreath, on the ribbon bar.
2. Post occupied when award was made: CD SANDF Reserves, CSD