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28 Roll of Commanding Officers of 1st Battalion (1948 – 1992) Lt Col J.W. Stephens, DSO, 1 Jun 1949 to 28 Jun 1951. Lt Col A.A.B. Harris-Rivett, DSO, 29 Jun 1951 to 22 Dec 1951. Lt Col G.P. Rickford, DSO, 2 May 1952 to 30 Apr 1955. Lt Col S.P.M. Kent, OBE, 1 May 1955 to 30 Apr 1958. Lt Col M.A. Ormsby, MC*, 1 Sep 1958 to 21 Oct 1960. Lt Col Lt Col H.G.W. Shakespear, MC, 22 Oct 1958 to 18 Apr 1963. Lt Col J.B. Clements, MBE, MC*, 19 Apr 1963 to 27 Apr 1968. Lt Col E.D. Smith, DSO, MBE, 25 Oct 1965 to 27 Apr 1968. Lt Col D.R. Wood, 28 Apr 1968 to 27 Apr 1970. Lt Col J.L. Chapple, MBE, MA, 28 Apr 1970 to 9 May 1972. Lt Col D.J. Willoughby, MC, 10 May 1972 to 24 Oct 1975. Lt Col M.J. Smith, 25 Oct 1975 to 1 Sep 1978. Lt Col P.R. Duffell, MC, 1 Sep 1978 to 6 Mar 1981. Lt Col P.A. Little, MA, 6 Mar 1981 to 14 Oct 1983. Lt Col N.M. Haynes, MBE, 14 Oct 1983 to 27 Mar 1986. Lt Col R.M. Venning, 22 Mar 1986 to 3 Oct 1988. Lt Col H.S. Gates, 3 Oct 1988 to 12 Mar 1991. Lt Col W.F. Shuttlewood, MBE, 13 Mar 1991 to 14 Sep 1992. Commanding Officer of 2nd Gurkha Rifles (2 GR) Lt Col W.F. Shuttlewood, MBE, 1992 to 1994. Roll of Commanding Officers of 2nd Battalion (1948 – 1992 Lt Col R.M.J.N. Ryan, 1 Jan 1948 to 20 Aug 1948. Lt Col E.G. Woods, DSO, MBE, 21 Aug 1948 to 1 Sep 1949. Lt Col A.K. Crookshank, OBE, 20 Dec 1949 to 14 Dec 1952. Lt Col G.S.N. Richardson, DSO*, 15 Dec 1952 to 25 Nov 1955. Lt Col A.W.N.L. Vickers, OBE, 26 Nov 1955 to 19 May 1958. Lt Col P. Kemmis Betty, MC 20 May 1955 to 30 Sep 1960. Lt Col M.P.F. Jones, DSO, 21 Oct 1960 to 3 Apr 1963. Lt Col D.F. Neill, MBE, MC, 4 Apr 1963 to 21 Dec 1965. Lt Col A.B. Harrison, MBE, 22 Dec 1965 to 8 Jul 1968. Lt Col J.O. Lawes, MC, 8 Jul 1968 to 31 May 1971. Lt Col P.T. Bowring, 1 Jun 1971 to 20 May 1974. Lt Col H. Rose, 21 May 1974 to 27 Sep 1976. Lt Col J.L. Parkes, 28 Sep 1976 to 15 Nov 1978. Lt Col B.C. Jackman, OBE, MC, 16 Nov 1978 to 15 Oct 1981. Lt Col V.J. Beauchamp, 16 Oct 1978 to 19 Apr 1981. Lt Col J.S. Brewer, MBE, 20 Apr 1984 to 13 Nov 1986. Lt Col A, McNeil, 14 Nov 1986 to 20 Jun 1989. Lt Col C.P. Lavender, MVO, 21 Jun 1989 to 14 Sep 1992.