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Commanding Officers

  1. 22 Oct 1945 - 25 Apr 1948  LTCOL RH Marson, DSO, ED [65th Battalion formed 22 October 1945]
  2. 26 Apr 1948 - 5 May 1949 MAJ TE Archer, ED [Administering Command of 65th Battalion / 1 Australian Regiment renamed on 23 Nov 1948 / 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment redisignated on 30 Mar 1949]
  3. 6 May 1949 – 3 Jan 1951 LTCOL J.L.A. Kelly, DSO 
  4. 4 Jan 1951 – 01 Apr 1951 LTCOL D.L.B. Goslett, MC, ED
  5. 2 Apr 1951 – 05 Jul 1951  LTCOL F.G. Hassett, DSO, OBE
  6. 6 Jul 1951 – 01 Nov 1951 LTCOL I.B. Ferguson, DSO, MC
  7. 2 Nov 1951 – 20 Oct 1952 LTCOL I. Hutchinson, DSO, OBE, MC, ED
  8. 21 Oct 1952 - 01 Oct 1953 LTCOL M. Austin, DSO
  9. 02 Oct 1953 – 24 Jan 1955 LTCOL N.A.M. Nicholls
  10. 25 Jan 1955 – 21 Jan 1956  LTCOL G.B. Combes
  11. 21 Jan 1956 – 26 Mar 1957 LTCOL O.D.  Jackson
  12. 27 Mar 1957 – 04 Dec 1958 LTCOL W.J. Finlayson, MVO, OBE
  13. 05 Dec 1958 – 28 Jun 1960 LTCOL W.J. Morrow, OBE
  14. 28 Jun 1960 – 29 Oct 1961 LTCOL S.P. Weir, MC
  15. 12 Nov 1961 – 25 Jul 1962 COL K.R.G.   Coleman, MC
  16. 26 Jul 1962 – 15 May 1964  COL  C.M.I.  Pearson, MC
  17. 16 May 1964 – 28 Feb 1965 COL D.B. Dunstan, MBE
  18. 01 Mar 1965 – 03 Dec 1965 LTCOL I.R.W. Brumfield, DSO
  19. 03 Dec 1965 – 10 Jun 1966 LTCOL  A.V. Preece, DSO, MVO
  20. 11 Jun 1966 – 14 Jul 1967 LTCOL K.P. Outridge
  21. 15 Jul 1967 – 01 Mar 1969 LTCOL P.H. Bennett, DSO
  22. 01 Mar 1969 – 15 Jul 1971 LTCOL J.B.M. Trenerry
  23. 16 Jul 1971 – 21 Jan 1973 LTCOL I.R.J. Hodgkinson, MBE
  24. 22 Jan 1973 – 03 Dec 1974 LTCOL P.N.D. White, MC
  25. 04 Dec 1974 – 10 Jan 1977  LTCOL K.A. Patterson
  26. 10 Jan 1977 – 16 Dec 1978 LTCOL I.J.C. Hearn
  27. 17 Dec1978 – Dec 1980 LTCOL P.W. Beale, DSO, MC
  28. 10 Dec 1980 – 14 Jan 1983 LTCOL B.J. Caligari
  29. 15 Jan 1983 – 13 Aug 1984 LTCOL  P.J. Cosgrove, MC
  30. 14 Aug 1984 – 14 Dec 1986 LTCOL  J.D. McAloney, MC
  31. 15 Dec 1986 – 14 Dec 1988 LTCOL  J.P. Salter, MC
  32. 15 Dec 1988 – 14 Dec 1991 LTCOL  J.D. Petrie, AM
  33. 15 Dec 1991 – 14 Dec 1993 LTCOL D.J. Hurley DSC
  34. 15 Dec 1993 – 14 Dec 1995 LTCOL R.J. Martin
  35. 15 Dec 1995 – 05 Dec 1997 LTCOL M.A. Kelly
  36. 6 Dec 1997 – 12 Nov 1999 LTCOL M.D. Bornholt
  37. 12 Nov 1999 – 30 Nov 2001 LTCOL  J.G. Caligari
  38. 30 Nov 2001 -3 Dec 2003 LTCOL S.L. Smith
  39. 3 Dec 2003 - 1 Dec 2005 LTCOL C.A. Field, CSC
  40. 1 Dec 2005 - 29 Nov 2007 LTCOL A.D.I. Gallaway
  41. 29 Nov 2007 - 12 Dec 2009  LTCOL P.J. Connolly
  42. 12 Dec 2009 - 9 Dec 2011 LTCOL A.J. Hocking
  43. 9 Dec 2011 - 10 Dec 14 LTCOL E. Lenaghan, CSC
  44. 10 Dec 2014 - 10 Dec 2016 LTCOL  J.S. Groat CSC, DSM
  45. 10 Dec 2016 - 14 Dec 2018 LTCOL B.G McLennan, CSC
  46. 14 Dec 2018 - 9 Dec 2020 LTCOL C. Jaunay
  47. 10 Dec 2020 - Dec 2022 LTCOL S. Holmes, DSM
  48. Dec 2022 - Dec 2024 LTCOL B. Hughes
  49. Dec 2024 - Present LTCOL B.J. Farrell