Commanding Officers
The following officers served as commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion during the First World War:
- Lieutenant Colonel George Braund;
- Lieutenant Colonel Robert Scobie;
- Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Stevens;
- Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Blamey;
- Lieutenant Colonel Stanley Milligan.
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