General Alexander Anderson CB (7 May 1807 – 21 November 1877) was a senior Royal Marines officer.
He served in the Royal Marine Light Infantry and became a Companion of the Order of the Bath.
He served aboard HMS Albion from 1825 to 1827; during this time, the ship supported a British intervention in Portugal, a precursor to the Liberal Wars.
[1] On 20 October 1827, Albion formed part of the combined British, French and Russian fleet which defeated Ottoman forces at the Battle of Navarino; during which, Anderson led a boarding party and captured an enemy flag.
The grave lies on the east side of the main path, midway between the north entrance and the colonnades.