Commanders
During World War II
- 3 September 1939 - 1 November 1939 Lieutenant-Colonel HRB Watkins
- 1 November 1939 - 16 November 1939 Brigadier JAL Caunter
- 16 November 1939 - 5 December 1939 Lieutenant-Colonel HRB Watkins
- 5 December 1939 - 8 May 1941 Brigadier JAL Caunter
- 8 May 1941 - 26 June 1942 Brigadier AH Gatehouse
- 26 June 1942 - 7 July 1942 Brigadier AF Fisher
- 7 July 1942 - 4 October 1942 Brigadier WG Carr
- 4 October 1942 - 18 November 1942 Brigadier MG Roddick
- 18 November 1942 - 10 December 1942 Colonel RCG Joy
- 10 December 1942 - 24 January 1943 Brigadier CBC Harvey
- 24 January 1943 - 27 February 1943 Brigadier DS Newton-King
- 27 February 1943 - 30 December 1943 Brigadier JC Currie
- 30 December 1943 - 16 March 1944 Brigadier HJB Cracroft
- 16 March 1944 - 26 June 1944 Brigadier JC Currie
- 26 June 1944 - 27 June 1944 Colonel JL Young
- 27 June 1944 - 25 January 1945 Brigadier RMP Carver
- 25 January 1945 - 22 February 1945 Lieutenant-Colonel GC Hopkinson
- 22 February 1945 - 31 August 1945 Brigadier RMP Carver
Recent Commanders
- 1976-1978 Brigadier HDA Langley
- 1981-1984 Brigadier CRL Guthrie
- 1994-1996 Brigadier FR Dannatt
- 1996-1998 Brigadier DJ Richards
- 1998-2000 Brigadier WR Rollo
- 2005-2007 Brigadier CM Deverell
- 2007-2009 Brigadier Julian Free
- 2009-2011 Brigadier Richard Felton
- 2011–Present Brigadier Bob Bruce
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