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5 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
Criteria [1] Branch [2] Directorate [3] Role [4]

Command Appointments - Main - Officer Commanding

From To Rank Name Acting
03-Mar-1942 08-Oct-1942 Brigadier ND Rice
08-Oct-1942 22-Oct-1942 Brigadier CEM Richards
22-Oct-1942 20-Nov-1942 Colonel AN Venning *
20-Nov-1942 01-Mar-1943 Brigadier AN Venning
01-Mar-1943 24-Jun-1944 Brigadier EH Collins
24-Jun-1944 02-Jul-1944 Lieutenant-Colonel HLS Hillyard *
02-Jul-1944 31-Aug-1944 Brigadier EH Collins
31-Aug-1944 06-Sep-1944 Lieutenant-Colonel PJ Jeffreys *
06-Sep-1944 14-Sep-1944 Brigadier EH Collins
14-Sep-1944 17-Sep-1944 Lieutenant-Colonel PJ Jeffreys *
17-Sep-1944 25-Jun-1945 Brigadier PJ Jeffreys
25-Jun-1945 07-Jul-1945 Lieutenant-Colonel CE Bowen *
07-Jul-1945 22-Aug-1945 Lieutenant-Colonel MJ Patterson *
22-Aug-1945 31-Aug-1945 Brigadier PJ Jeffreys
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