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1 Infantry Division
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Command Appointments - Main - General Officer Commanding

From To Rank Name Acting
04-Aug-1914 31-Oct-1914 Major-General SH Lomax
31-Oct-1914 22-Nov-1914 Major-General HJS Landon *
22-Nov-1914 19-Dec-1914 Major-General D Henderson
19-Dec-1914 11-Sep-1915 Major-General RCB Haking
11-Sep-1915 12-Jun-1916 Major-General AEA Holland
12-Jun-1916 15-Jun-1919 ? Major-General Sir Peter Strickland
17-Feb-1938 31-May-1940 Major-General The Honourable Sir Harold Alexander
31-May-1940 03-Jun-1940 Brigadier MB Beckwith-Smith *
03-Jun-1940 09-Jun-1940 Major-General The Honourable Sir Harold Alexander
09-Jun-1940 13-Jun-1940 Brigadier MB Beckwith-Smith *
13-Jun-1940 19-May-1941 Major-General Sir Kenneth Anderson
19-May-1941 18-Nov-1941 Major-General Sir Edwin Morris
18-Nov-1941 14-Oct-1943 Major-General WE Clutterbuck
14-Oct-1943 18-Feb-1944 Major-General WRC Penny
18-Feb-1944 23-Feb-1944 Major-General GWR Templer Temporary Command only. Also GOC of 56 (London) Division at this time.
23-Feb-1944 04-May-1944 Major-General WRC Penny
04-May-1944 24-May-1944 Major-General JLI Hawkesworth Temporary.
24-May-1944 14-Jun-1944 Brigadier CF Loewen
14-Jun-1944 24-Jul-1944 Major-General WRC Penny
24-Jul-1944 31-Aug-1945 Major-General CF Loewen
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