The COs – RSMs

Lt Col RH Marson
22Oct 1945 – 25 Apr 1948
65th Aust Inf Battalion

Maj TE Archer, ED
26 Apr1948 – 5 May 1949
65th Aust Inf Battalion / 1AR

Lt Col JLA Kelly, DSO
6 May 1949 – 3 Jan 1951
1 AR / 1 RAR

Lt Col DLB Goslett, MC,ED
4 Jan 1951 – 1 Apr 1951
1 RAR

Lt Col FG Hassett, DSO, OBE
2 Apr 1951 – 5 Jul 1951

Lt Col IB Ferguson, DSO, MC
6 Jul 1951 – 1 Nov 1951

Lt Col I Hutchinson, DSO, OBE, MC, ED
2 Nov 1951 – 20 Oct 1952

Lt Col M Austin, DSO
21 Oct 1952 – 1 Oct 1953

Lt Col NAM Nicholls
2 Oct 1953 – 24 Jan 1955

Lt Col GB Combes
25 Jan 1955 – 21 Jan 1956

Lt Col OD Jackson
21 Jan 1956 – 26 Mar 1957

Lt Col WJ Finlayson, MVO, OBE
27 Mar 1957 – 4 Dec 1958

Lt Col WJ Morrow, OBE
5 Dec 1958 – 28 Jun 1960

Lt Col SP Weir, MC
28 Jun 1960 – 29 Oct 1961

Col KRG Coleman, MC
12 Nov 1961 – 25 Jul 1962

Col CMI Pearson, MC
26 Jul 1962 – 15 May 1964

Col DB Dunstan, MBE
16 May 1964 – 28 Feb 1965

Lt Col IRW Brumfield, DSO
1 Mar 1965 – 3 Dec 1965
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Lt Col AV Preece, DSO, MVO
3 Dec 1965 – 10 Jun 1966

Lt Col KP Outridge
11 Jun 1966 – 14 Jul 1967

Lt Col PH Bennett, DSO
15 Jul 1967 – 1 Mar 1969

Lt Col JBM Trenerry, DSO
1 Mar 1969 – 15 Jul 1971

Lt Col IRJ Hodgkinson, MBE
16 Jul 1971 – 21 Jan 1973

Lt Col PND White, MC
22 Jan 1973 – 3 Dec 1974

Lt Col KA Patterson
4 Dec 1974 – 10 Jan 1977

Lt Col IJC Hearn
10 Jan 1977 – 16 Dec 1978

Lt Col PW Beale, DSO, MC
17 Dec 1978 – 9 Dec 1980

Lt Col BJ Caligari
10 Dec 1980 – 14 Jan 1983

Lt Col PJ Cosgrove, MC
15 Jan 1983 – 13 Aug 1984

Lt Col JD McAloney, MC
14 Aug 1984 – 14 Dec 1986

Lt Col JP Salter, MC
15 Dec 1986 – 14 Dec 1988

Lt Col JD Petrie
15 Dec 1988 – 14 Dec 1991

Lt Col DJ Hurley, DSC
15 Dec 1991 – 14 Dec 1993

Lt Col RJ Martin
15 Dec 1993 – 14 Dec 1995

Lt Col MA Kelly
14 Dec 1995 – 14 Dec 1997

Lt Col MD Bornholt
14 Dec 1997 – 14 Dec 1998

Lt Col JC Caligari, DSC
14 Dec 1998 – 14 Dec 2001

Lt Col SL Smith, AM
14 Dec 2001 – 3 Dec 2003

Lt Col CA Field, CSC
4 Dec 2003 – Dec 2005

Lt Col AD Gallaway
Dec 2005 – Dec 2007

Lt Col Peter Connelly
Dec 2007 – 2009

Lt Col Andrew Hocking
Dec 2009 – 2011

Lt Col Eamon Lenaghan
2012 – 2014

2014 –




REGIMENTAL SERGEANT MAJORS

WO1 JB Percival, MBE
Oct 1945 – Jun 1946
65th Aust Inf Battalion

WO1 C Scholes
Jun 1946 – Dec 1949
65th Aust Inf Battalion / 1AR / 1RAR

WO1 GL Hart
Dec 1949 – Oct 1951

WO1 JB Percival, MBE
Jan 1952 – Mar 1952

WO1 WR Smith
Mar 1952 – Jul 1953

WO2 LE Brennan, MBE
Jul 1953 – Aug 1953

WO1 P English
Aug 1953 – Aug 1955

WO1 T Scott-Holland, MM
Aug 1955 – Mar 1956

WO1 PZ Stephenson
Mar 1956 – May 1956

WO1 GH Knowles
May 1956 – Mar 1957

WO1 EG Buchanan
Mar 1957 – Aug 1960

WO1 WH Jones
Aug 1960 – Apr 1963

WO1 JD McKay, MM
Apr 1963 – Nov 1965

WO2 JG Currie, MBE
Nov 1965 – Jan 1966

WO1 WJ Birkett
Jan 1966 – Jun 1966

WO1 DC Dalton
Jun 1966 – Jan 1970

WO1 JG Currie, MBE
Apr 1970 – Jan 1973

WO1 D McGregor
Jan 1973 – Dec 1974

WO1 BH Cox, MBE
Dec 1974 – Nov 1976

WO1 KW Hergenhan
Nov 1976 – Nov 1978

WO1 RJ May
Nov 1978 – May 1980

WO1 WA Webber
May 1980 – Feb 1982

WO1 BA Smith
Feb 1982 – Dec 1984

WO1 TE Wass
Dec 1984 – Dec 1986

WO1 RJ Milham
Jan 1987 – Dec 1988

WO1 RB Dabinet
Dec 1988 – Dec 1990

WO1 G Chamberlain
Jan 1990 – May 1993
* Deployment to Somalia

WO1 J Sales
Jan 1993 – Dec 1994
* Deployment to Somalia

WO1 S Griffiths, OAM
Jan 1995 – Dec 1996

WO1 M Tugwell, CSM
Jan 1997 – Dec 1998

WO1 S Ward
Jan 1999 – Dec 2000

WO1 AB Gillman, CSM
Jan 2001 – Dec 2002

WO1 BF Vandenhurk
Jan 2003 – Dec 2004

WO1 M Johnson
Jan 2005 – Dec 2006

WO 1 P G Marsh OAM
Dec 2006 – Dec 2008

WO 1 Darren Murch
Jan 2009 – Dec 2011

WO1 JJ Stonebridge BM
RSM 1 RAR 2012 – 2013

WO1 Sean McGinley
2014 –