ROLL OF COMMANDING OFFICERS
The Regiment Before the Formation of the Second Battalion
| 1817-1823 | Captain S Fraser |
| 1823-1827 | Captain A McLeod |
| 1828-1830 | Captain J B Neufville |
| 1830-1831 | Lieutenant A Charlton |
| 1831-1839 | Lieutenant Colonel A White |
| 1839-1861 | Lieutenant Colonel J F Hannay |
| 1861-1867 | Major H M Garstin |
| 1867-1873 | Colonel T Rattray CB CSI |
| 1873-1884 | Lieutenant Colonel J P Sherriff CB |
| 1884-1886 | Lieutenant Colonel A D Butter |
| 1886-1888 | Lieutenant Colonel A T Davis |
| 1888-1891 | Lieutenant Colonel C McD Skene DSO |
| 1891-1891 | Lieutenant Colonel E C Elliston |
| 1891-1893 | Bt Colonel A G B Ternan DSO |
| 1893-1899 | Bt Lieutenant Colonel C R MacGregor DSO |
| 1899-1904 | Lieutenant Colonel H O’Donnell DSO |
Notes:
1. Officers officiating during the temporary absence of a permanent commanding officer have not been included.
2. Decorations shown are those held whilst in command or earned as a direct result of command. Decorations earned elsewhere after relinquishing command have not been included.