23 Infantry Battalion
23 (Canterbury-Otago) Infantry Battalion
Command Appointments - Main - Commanding Officer
| 12-Jan-1940 |
26-Aug-1940 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
AS Falconer |
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| 26-Aug-1940 |
05-Mar-1941 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
DF Leckie |
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| 05-Mar-1941 |
12-May-1941 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
AS Falconer |
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| 12-May-1941 |
21-Jun-1942 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
DF Leckie |
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| 21-Jun-1942 |
29-Jun-1942 |
Major |
RE Romans |
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| 29-Jun-1942 |
15-Jul-1942 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
CN Watson |
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| 15-Jul-1942 |
20-Apr-1943 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
RE Romans |
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| 24-Apr-1943 |
14-May-1943 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
JRJ Connolly |
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| 14-May-1943 |
23-Aug-1943 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
MC Fairbrother |
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| 23-Aug-1943 |
15-Dec-1943 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
RE Romans |
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| 15-Dec-1943 |
27-Dec-1943 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
WB Thomas |
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| 27-Dec-1943 |
08-May-1944 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
JRJ Connolly |
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| 08-May-1944 |
16-May-1944 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
ED Blundell |
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| 16-May-1944 |
10-Jun-1944 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
EA McPhail |
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| 10-Jun-1944 |
04-Aug-1944 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
WB Thomas |
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| 04-Aug-1944 |
12-Oct-1944 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
EA McPhail |
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| 12-Oct-1944 |
12-May-1945 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
WB Thomas |
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| 12-May-1945 |
31-Aug-1945 |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
DG Grant |
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