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42 (East Lancashire) Infantry Division
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Command Appointments - Main - General Officer Commanding

From To Rank Name Acting
01-Mar-1938 18-Jun-1940 Major-General WG Holmes
18-Jun-1940 11-May-1941 Major-General Sir Henry Willcox
28-Apr-1941 06-Oct-1941 Major-General EG Miles
06-Oct-1941 08-Oct-1941 Brigadier HVS Charrington
08-Oct-1941 28-Oct-1941 Brigadier PE Bowden-Smith
28-Oct-1941 01-Nov-1941 Major-General Sir Miles Dempsey
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