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21 Infantry Battalion
21 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion
Criteria [1] Branch [2] Directorate [3] Role [4]

Command Appointments - Main - Commanding Officer

From To Rank Name Acting
12-Jan-1940 20-Apr-1941 Lieutenant-Colonel NL Macky
20-Apr-1941 17-May-1941 Major EA Harding *
17-May-1941 28-Nov-1941 Lieutenant-Colonel JM Allen
28-Nov-1941 03-Dec-1941 Major TV Fitzpatrick *
03-Dec-1941 07-Dec-1941 Major RW Harding *
07-Dec-1941 10-May-1942 Lieutenant-Colonel SF Allen
10-May-1942 12-Jun-1942 Major RW Harding *
12-Jun-1942 15-Jul-1942 Lieutenant-Colonel SF Allen
15-Jul-1942 18-Jul-1942 Major HM McElroy *
18-Jul-1942 30-Apr-1943 Lieutenant-Colonel RW Harding
30-Apr-1943 14-May-1943 Lieutenant-Colonel MC Fairbrother
14-May-1943 04-Jun-1943 Lieutenant-Colonel RW Harding
04-Jun-1943 21-Jun-1944 Lieutenant-Colonel HM McElroy
21-Jun-1944 09-Jul-1944 Lieutenant-Colonel AC Trousdale
09-Jul-1944 30-Oct-1944 Lieutenant-Colonel JI Thodey
30-Oct-1944 25-May-1945 Lieutenant-Colonel EA McPhail
25-May-1945 31-Aug-1945 Lieutenant-Colonel JI Thodey
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