This information has been taken from the 1946 Divisional History, The Story of 46 Division and the 1946 Battalion History
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COMMANDING OFFICERS OF THE 16th Battalion THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY
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Lieut Colonel J G Morrogh Bernard, MBE (East Yorks) July 1940-December 1940
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Lieut Colonel H C Sebag-Montifiore (DLI) Dec 1940-March 1941
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Lieut Colonel A. S. P. Murray (Grenadier Guards) March 1941-May 1942
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Lieut Colonel R. H. Ware, MC (DLI) May 1942-March 1943
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Lieut Colonel J. C. Preston, DSO (KOLI) March l943-July 1944
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Lieut Colonel D H C Worrall, MC (Dorsets) July 1944-February
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1946
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BRIGADE COMMANDERS OF THE 139th BRIGADE, 46th INFANTRY DIVISION
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Brigadier R C Chichester-Constable, DSO (Rifle Brigade)
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July 1940-March 1943
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Brigadier R E H Stott, CBE (Sherwood Foresters)
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March 1943-September 1943
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Brigadier A P Block, CR CBE, DSO (Queens)
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September 1943-March 1945
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Brigadier A. M. Findlaison, DSO, OBE (Cameronians)
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March 1945--
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DIVISIONAL COMMANDERS OF THE 46th INFANTRY
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DIVISION
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Major-General Sir M C Dempsey, KCB, DSO, MC
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Major-General H A Freeman-Attwood, CBE, DSO, MC
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Major-General J L I Hawkesworth, CB, CBE, DSO
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Major-General C H Weir, CB, CBE, DSO
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16 DLI ARMY NUMBERS INDEX PAGE
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The 46th Division, units and structure, 1939-46.
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