Tthis listing has been transcribed from the 1946 Battalion History by Major L E Stringer. Of the officers listed here, only Elliott, Mynheer, Newman, Pearson (as C Company CSM) and Richardson were serving with the Battalion in December 1942--as was RSM Thomasson. All the others, and many more who were themselves casualties, came as replacements for combat losses.
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Battalion HQ and HQ Company
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Commanding Officer: Lieut Colonel D H C Worrall MC
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Second-in-Command: Major J C Denny MC
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Adjutant: Captain W C W Smith
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HQ Company Commander: Captain AEC Vizard
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Intelligence Officer: Lieutenant H G T Bolton
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Signal Officer: Lieutenant T C Periam
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Transport Officer: Captain J M Richardson
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Quartermaster: Captain A E Newman MBE
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Medical Officer: Captain K Porter RAMC
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Padre: Captain G B Meek RAChD
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Captain G. Footer
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A Company
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Company Commander: Major A Hay
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Second-in-Command: Captain A Pearson MC
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Platoon Commanders: Lieutenant J M A Maith
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Lieutenant H Gray
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Lieutenant G W Smith
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B Company
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Company Commander: Major L E Stringer
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Second-in-Command: Captain R L Yorke
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Platoon Commanders: Lieutenant N H G Bradford MM
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Lieutenant A W Sanders
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Lieutenant J M A Hodges
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C Company
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Company Commander: Major R Sherlaw MC
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Second-in-Command: Captain T Reynolds MC
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Platoon Commanders: Lieutenant F J Dries
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Lieutenant L W L Standford
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Lieutenant H Spicker
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D Company
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Company Commander: Major D R C Steed
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Second-in-Command: Captain J S Coutts
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Platoon Commanders: Lieutenant C Babb
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Lieutenant S B Burgess
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Lieutenant W H Whitwell
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Support Company
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Company Commander: Captain T H Mynheer MM
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Second-in-Command: Captain N L John
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Carrier Officers: Lieutenant R H Collins MC
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Lieutenant R Duncan
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Mortar Officer: Lieutenant L C H Dodd
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Pioneer Officer: Lieutenant R J Elliott MC
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Regimental Sergeant Major: RSM E Thomasson MBE
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