Commanding Officers

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Commanding Officers

Lt-Col L. M. Inglis 4 Dec 1939– 13 Aug 1940
Lt-Col F. J. Gwilliam 13 Aug 1940– 25 Jul 1942
Lt-Col J. K. Robbie 25 Jul 1942– 16 Oct 1942
Lt-Col A. W. White 16 Oct 1942– 31 Jan 1943
Lt-Col R. L. McGaffin 31 Jan 1943– 3 Apr 1943
Lt-Col J. K. Robbie 3 Apr 1943– 19 Sep 1943
Lt-Col J. L. MacDuff 24 Sep 1943– 29 Feb 1944
Lt-Col R. L. Hutchens 29 Feb 1944– 8 May 1944
Lt-Col D. G. Steele 11 May 1944– 20 Nov 1944
Lt-Col G. P. Sanders 20 Nov 1944– 16 May 19461
Lt-Col W. F. Titchener 16 May 1946– 31 Mar 1947
Lt-Col R. C. Hollis 31 Mar 1947– 2 Jun 1947
Lt-Col R. B. Dawson 2 Jun 1947– 7 Aug 19472

1 Lt-Col Sanders was appointed CO 27 Battalion, 2 NZEF (Japan), on 9 Oct 1945.

2 On this date 27 Battalion became 3 Battalion New Zealand Regiment.

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Title: 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion

Author: Kay, Robin

Publication details: Historical Publications Branch, 1958, Wellington

Part of: The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945

This text is the subject of: ‘Something of Them Is Here Recorded’: Official History in New Zealand

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