General Officers Commanding
Commanders have included:
- Oct 1914-Dec 1915 Lieutenant-General Henry Rawlinson
- Dec 1915-end 1916 Lieutenant-General Henry Wilson
- 1916-1918 Lieutenant-General Charles Woollcombe
- Mar 1918-Nov 1918 Lieutenant-General George Harper
- Feb 1940-May 1940 Lieutenant-General Claude Auchinleck
- Jul 1940-Nov 1941 Lieutenant-General Francis Nosworthy
- Jan 1942-Mar 1942 Lieutenant-General Thomas Corbett
- Apr 1942-Jul 1942 Lieutenant-General Noel Irwin
- Aug 1942-Dec 1944 Lieutenant-General Sir Geoffrey Scoones
- Dec 1944-Jul 1945 Lieutenant-General Sir Frank Messervy
- Jul 1945-Aug 1945 Lieutenant-General Sir Francis Tuker
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Famous quotes containing the words general, officers and/or commanding:
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