Command Appointments - Main - General Officer Commanding in Chief
| From | To | Rank | Name | Acting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-1939 | 05-Jul-1941 | General | Sir Archibald Wavell | |
| 01-Sep-1939 ? | 31-Mar-1941 ? | Major-General | AF Smith | |
| 01-Sep-1939 ? | 10-May-1942 | Major-General | Sir Balfour Hutchison | |
| 09-May-1940 | 08-Aug-1940 | Brigadier | Sir Ronald Scobie | |
| 11-Sep-1940 | 16-Feb-1942 | Major-General | NW Napier-Clavering | |
| 01-Mar-1941 | 20-Jun-1941 | Major | JA Hunter | |
| 01-Apr-1941 ? | 30-Mar-1942 | Lieutenant-General | AF Smith | |
| 23-Apr-1941 | 23-Sep-1941 | Lieutenant-General | Sir Thomas Blamey | |
| 15-Jun-1941 | 26-Nov-1941 | Major-General | Sir Neil Ritchie | |
| 01-Jul-1941 | 01-Sep-1941 | Major | AG Torr | |
| 05-Jul-1941 | 15-Aug-1942 | General | Sir Claude Auchinlech | |
| 02-Sep-1941 | 24-May-1942 | Lieutenant-Colonel | AG Torr | |
| 10-Sep-1941 | 26-Nov-1941 | Brigadier | A Galloway | |
| 24-Sep-1941 | 27-Nov-1942 | General | Sir Thomas Blamey | |
| 16-Oct-1941 | 19-Jul-1942 | Lieutenant-General | Sir Thomas Riddell-Webster | |
| 20-Oct-1941 | 02-Sep-1942 | Brigadier | JA Baillon | |
| 23-Oct-1941 | 02-Jul-1942 | Colonel | RGH Irving | |
| 27-Nov-1941 | 15-Jun-1942 | Major-General | A Galloway | |
| 20-Jan-1942 | 14-Feb-1942 | Major | JFC Mellor | |
| 17-Feb-1942 | 05-Aug-1942 | Major-General | Sir Ronald Scobie | |
| 26-Feb-1942 | 26-Jul-1942 | Brigadier | Sir Francis de Guingand | |
| 30-Mar-1942 | 23-Aug-1942 | Lieutenant-General | TW Corbett | |
| 10-May-1942 | 15-Sep-1942 | Major-General | AR Selby | |
| 28-Jun-1942 | 14-Aug-1942 | Major-General | Sir Frank Messervy | |
| 03-Jul-1942 | 22-Sep-1942 | Brigadier | RGH Irving | |
| 10-Aug-1942 | 18-Feb-1943 | General | The Honourable Sir Harold Alexander | |
| 14-Aug-1942 | 31-May-1943 ? | Major-General | CD Moorhead | |
| 23-Aug-1942 | 22-Mar-1943 | Lieutenant-General | Sir Richard McCreery | |
| 31-Aug-1942 | 07-Feb-1943 | Brigadier | TS Airey | |
| 09-Feb-1943 | 06-Jan-1944 | General | Sir Henry Maitland Wilson |
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| Page | Description |
|---|---|
| Home | Unit Definition |
| Appointments | Commanders and Staff Officers assigned to the Unit |
| History | Important Dates and Events in the History of the Unit |
| Forces | Forces of which the Unit was a part (British Commonweath and American Units only) |
| Notes | Miscellaneous Notes for Unit |
| Order of Battle | Order of Battle for this Unit |
| Subordinates | Units subordinated to or attached to the Unit |
| Superiors | Units to which this Unit was subordinated or attached |
| Theatres | Theatres of Operations which Unit served in |