List of 2 PARA Commanding Officers since 1948

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1948	Lt Col PS Sandilands, DSO
1948-52	Lt Col GW White, MBE
1952-55	Lt Col HB Coxen, DSO, MC
1955	Lt Col RCC Langrishe
1956-58	Lt Col HEN Bredin, DSO, MC
1958-60	Lt Col DA Beckett, DSO, OBE
1960-62	Lt Col FD King, MBE
1962-64	Lt Col NF Gordon-Wilson, MBE
1964-66	Lt Col CE Eberhardie, MBE, MC
1966-68	Lt Col JMH Roberts, OBE
1968-71	Lt Col RW Dawnay, OBE
1971-73	Lt Col GHW Howlett, OBE, MC
1973-75	Lt Col CJ Bowden, MBE
1975-78	Lt Col DWF Taylor
1978-81	Lt Col CG Thomson, OBE
1981-82	Lt Col H Jones VC, OBE
1982	Major CPB Keeble DSO (Temp Command)
1982-84	Lt Col DR Chaundler, OBE
1984-87	Lt Col D Parker
1987-89	Lt Col PE Dennison, MBE
1989-92	Lt Col CF Hicks, OBE
1992-94	Lt Col AR Freer
1994-97	Lt Col DG Benest, MBE
1997-99	Lt Col JD Shaw
1999-2001	Lt Col C Chapman
2001-2004	Lt Col J Bashall, OBE
2004-2006	Lt Col JR Chiswell, MC
2006-2009	Lt Col JSS O’Sullivan
2009-2011	Lt Col A Harrison
2011-2013	Lt Col A Dawson MC
2013-2016	Lt Col O Kingsbury MBE
2016	Lt Col D Mann
2020	Lt Col M Taylor

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