Commanding Officers

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• 1828-1830 Captain J B Neufville 1828-1830 Captain J B Neufville
• 1839-1861 Lieutenant Colonel S F Hannay 1839-1861 Lieutenant Colonel S F Hannay
• 1873-1884 Lieutenant Colonel (as a Lieutenant General) J P Sherriff CB 1873-1884 Lieutenant Colonel (as a Lieutenant General) J P Sherriff CB
• 1884-1886 Lieutenant Colonel A D Butter 1884-1886 Lieutenant Colonel A D Butter
• 1886-1888 Lieutenant Colonel A T Davis 1886-1888 Lieutenant Colonel A T Davis
• 1888-1891 Colonel C McD Skene DSO, killed in action 1991 1888-1891 Colonel C McD Skene DSO, killed in action 1991
• 1891-1893 Bt Colonel A G B Ternan DSO 1891-1893 Bt Colonel A G B Ternan DSO
• 1893-1899 Bt Lieutenant Colonel C R MacGregor DSO 1893-1899 Bt Lieutenant Colonel C R MacGregor DSO
• 1899-1904 and 1st Battalion 1904-1907 Lieutenant Colonel H O'Donnell DSO 1899-1904 and 1st Battalion 1904-1907 Lieutenant Colonel H O'Donnell DSO
• 2nd Battalion 1904-1908 Lieutenant Colonel F C Colomb 2nd Battalion 1904-1908 Lieutenant Colonel F C Colomb
• 1st Battalion 1907-1908 and 2nd Battalion 1908-1912 Lieutenant Colonel C M Crawford 1st Battalion 1907-1908 and 2nd Battalion 1908-1912 Lieutenant Colonel C M Crawford
• 1st Battalion 1908-1914 Lieutenant Colonel J B Chatterton 1st Battalion 1908-1914 Lieutenant Colonel J B Chatterton
• 2nd Battalion 1912-1918 Lieutenant Colonel F F Badcock DSO 2nd Battalion 1912-1918 Lieutenant Colonel F F Badcock DSO
• Photograph 1: Lt Col The Hon C G Bruce MVO (as a Colonel) Photograph 1: Lt Col The Hon C G Bruce MVO (as a Colonel)
• 1st Battalion 1918-1922 Colonel W C Little 1st Battalion 1918-1922 Colonel W C Little
• 2nd Battalion 1918-1919 Lieutenant Colonel G A Preston 2nd Battalion 1918-1919 Lieutenant Colonel G A Preston
• 2nd Battalion 1921-1922 Colonel C J Allanson CMG CIE DSO 2nd Battalion 1921-1922 Colonel C J Allanson CMG CIE DSO
• 1st Battalion 1922-1926 Lieutenant Colonel G M Glynton DSO 1st Battalion 1922-1926 Lieutenant Colonel G M Glynton DSO
• 2nd Battalion 1922-1927 Lieutenant Colonel G P Sanders DSO OBE 2nd Battalion 1922-1927 Lieutenant Colonel G P Sanders DSO OBE
• 1st Battalion 1926-1930 Lieutenant Colonel R J B Yates DSO 1st Battalion 1926-1930 Lieutenant Colonel R J B Yates DSO
• 2nd Battalion 1927-1931 Lieutenant Colonel A W D Cornish DSO MC 2nd Battalion 1927-1931 Lieutenant Colonel A W D Cornish DSO MC
• 1st Battalion 1930-1934 Lieutenant Colonel H M M Hackett MC (as a Major) 1st Battalion 1930-1934 Lieutenant Colonel H M M Hackett MC (as a Major)
• 2nd Battalion 1931-1934 Lieutenant Colonel E C Brown 2nd Battalion 1931-1934 Lieutenant Colonel E C Brown
• 2nd Battalion1934-1936 Lieutenant Colonel T C E Barstow OBE 2nd Battalion1934-1936 Lieutenant Colonel T C E Barstow OBE
• 2nd Battalion 1936-1939 Lieutenant Colonel J G Bruce DSO MC 2nd Battalion 1936-1939 Lieutenant Colonel J G Bruce DSO MC
• 1st Battalion 1937-1940 Lieutenant Colonel H V Collingridge OBE 1st Battalion 1937-1940 Lieutenant Colonel H V Collingridge OBE
• 2nd Battalion 1939-1942 Lieutenant Colonel G H Pulling 2nd Battalion 1939-1942 Lieutenant Colonel G H Pulling
• 1st Battalion 1940-1940 Lieutenant Colonel D Tennant Cowan MC (as a Major) 1st Battalion 1940-1940 Lieutenant Colonel D Tennant Cowan MC (as a Major)
• 1st Battalion 1940-1944 Lieutenant Colonel G R Grove (as a Major) 1st Battalion 1940-1944 Lieutenant Colonel G R Grove (as a Major)
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• 2nd Battalion 1942-1944 Lieutenant Colonel G F X Bulfield DSO 2nd Battalion 1942-1944 Lieutenant Colonel G F X Bulfield DSO
• 2nd Battalion 1944-1946 and 1st Battalion 1958-1961 2nd Battalion 1944-1946 and 1st Battalion 1958-1961
• 2nd Battalion 1946-1947 Lieutenant Colonel R R Proud 2nd Battalion 1946-1947 Lieutenant Colonel R R Proud
• 3rd Battalion 1944-1947 and 2nd Battalion 1947-1950 3rd Battalion 1944-1947 and 2nd Battalion 1947-1950
• 1st Battalion 1947-1948 Lieutenant Colonel J A R Robertson DSO OBE (as a Major General) 1st Battalion 1947-1948 Lieutenant Colonel J A R Robertson DSO OBE (as a Major General)
• 1st Battalion 1951-1954 Lieutenant Colonel W C Walker DSO OBE 1st Battalion 1951-1954 Lieutenant Colonel W C Walker DSO OBE
• 2nd Battalion 1953-1956 Lieutenant Colonel D L Powell-Jones DSO OBE (as a Brigadier) 2nd Battalion 1953-1956 Lieutenant Colonel D L Powell-Jones DSO OBE (as a Brigadier)
• 1st Battalion 1954-1956 Lieutenant Colonel A E C Bredin DSO MC (as a Brigadier) 1st Battalion 1954-1956 Lieutenant Colonel A E C Bredin DSO MC (as a Brigadier)
• 1st Battalion 1956-1958 Lieutenant Colonel N E V Short MBE MC (as a Brigadier) 1st Battalion 1956-1958 Lieutenant Colonel N E V Short MBE MC (as a Brigadier)
• 2nd Battalion 1956-1959 Lieutenant Colonel P B Winstanley MC 2nd Battalion 1956-1959 Lieutenant Colonel P B Winstanley MC
• 2nd Battalion 1959-1961 Lieutenant Colonel A G Patterson OBE MC (as a Brigadier) 2nd Battalion 1959-1961 Lieutenant Colonel A G Patterson OBE MC (as a Brigadier)
• 1st Battalion 1961-1963 Lieutenant Colonel W B Standbridge OBE (as a Colonel) 1st Battalion 1961-1963 Lieutenant Colonel W B Standbridge OBE (as a Colonel)
• 2nd Battalion 1961-1963 Lieutenant Colonel E T Horsford OBE MC 2nd Battalion 1961-1963 Lieutenant Colonel E T Horsford OBE MC
• 1st Battalion 1963-1966 Lieutenant Colonel B G Hickey OBE MC 1st Battalion 1963-1966 Lieutenant Colonel B G Hickey OBE MC
• 2nd Battalion 1963-1966 Lieutenant Colonel A S Harvey OBE MC 2nd Battalion 1963-1966 Lieutenant Colonel A S Harvey OBE MC
• 1st Battalion 1966-1968 Lieutenant Colonel W D McNaughtan MBE 1st Battalion 1966-1968 Lieutenant Colonel W D McNaughtan MBE
• 2nd Battalion 1966-1968 Lieutenant Colonel R C Neath 2nd Battalion 1966-1968 Lieutenant Colonel R C Neath
• 1st Battalion 1968-1969 Lieutenant Colonel J Whitehead MBE (as a Colonel) 1st Battalion 1968-1969 Lieutenant Colonel J Whitehead MBE (as a Colonel)
• 2nd Battalion 1968-1969 and Post Amalgamation 1969-1970 Lieutenant Colonel R N Reynolds MBE 2nd Battalion 1968-1969 and Post Amalgamation 1969-1970 Lieutenant Colonel R N Reynolds MBE
• 1970-1973 Lieutenant Colonel J N Kelly MC 1970-1973 Lieutenant Colonel J N Kelly MC
• 1973-1975 Lieutenant Colonel C J Scott 1973-1975 Lieutenant Colonel C J Scott
• 1975-1978 Lieutenant Colonel M J F Wardroper 1975-1978 Lieutenant Colonel M J F Wardroper
• 1978-1981 Lieutenant Colonel C J D Bullock OBE MC 1978-1981 Lieutenant Colonel C J D Bullock OBE MC
• 1981-1983 Lieutenant Colonel P D Pettigrew 1981-1983 Lieutenant Colonel P D Pettigrew
• 1983-1985 Lieutenant Colonel R F Richardson-Aitken 1983-1985 Lieutenant Colonel R F Richardson-Aitken
• 1985-1988 Lieutenant Colonel J A Anderson 1985-1988 Lieutenant Colonel J A Anderson
• 1988-1991 Lieutenant Colonel D H McK Briggs 1988-1991 Lieutenant Colonel D H McK Briggs
• 1991-1993 Lieutenant Colonel N A Collett 1991-1993 Lieutenant Colonel N A Collett
• 1993-1994 Lieutenant Colonel N J H Hinton MBE and then the first CO 1RGR 1993-1994 Lieutenant Colonel N J H Hinton MBE and then the first CO 1RGR
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