Formation During World War II
General Officer Commanding:
- Major-General Lewis Heath (Jul 1940 - Apr 1941)
- Major-General Mosley Mayne (Apr 1941 May 1942)
- Brigadier Claude M. Vallentin (May 1942 - May 1942)
- Major-General H.R. Briggs (May 1942 - Jul 1944)
- Major-General Geoffrey Evans (Jul 1944 - Sep 1944)
- Brigadier Robert Mansergh (Sep 1944 - Sep 1944)
- Major-General Cameron Nicholson (Sep 1944 - Sep 1944)
- Major-General Dermot Warren (Sep 1944 - Feb 1945)
- Brigadier Joseph A Salomons (Feb 1945 - Feb 1945)
- Major-General Robert Mansergh (Feb 1945 - Aug 1945)
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