Division Formation in World War II
General Officers Commanding:
- Major-General W.A.K. Fraser (January 1941 to May 1941)
- Major-General William Slim (May 1941 to March 1942)
- Major-General T.W. Rees (March 1942 to June 1942)
- Major-General J.S. Nichols (June 1942 to July 1942)
- Major-General A.B. Blaxland (July 1942 to July 1943)
- Major-General W.L. Lloyd (July 1943 to January 1944)
- Major-General D.W. Reid (January 1944 to end of war)
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