Commanding Officers
- Jun 1941 to Jan 1943 Major-General E.W. Sansom
- Jan 1943 to Oct 1943 Major-General C.R.S. Stein
- Oct 1943 to Jan 1944 Major-General G.G. Simonds
- Jan 1944 to Mar 1944 Major-General E.L.M. Burns
- Mar 1944 to Jun 1945 Major-General B.M. Hoffmeister
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