Commanding Officers
The following is a list of officers that commanded the 2/8th Armoured Regiment:
- Lieutenant Colonel W.G Hopkins (June – December 1941);
- Lieutenant Colonel R.J.M Gordon (December 1941 – April 1942);
- Lieutenant Colonel A.D.S Ryrie (April 1942 – March 1943);
- Lieutenant Colonel F.D Marshall (March 1943 – February 1944);
- Lieutenant Colonel A.B Millard (February 1944 – May 1944).
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