XIII
Commanding Officers
1943-1967
| 13th (Lancashire) Parachute Battalion |
| Formed from 2nd/4th Battalion The South Lancashire Regiment in May 1943 |
| 1943...........Lieutenant
Colonel Russell 1943-1946 Lieutenant Colonel P J Luard, DSO, OBE 1946..........Lieutenant Colonel R Leyland |
| Disbanded and absorbed into 3rd Parachute Battalion in 1946 |
| 13th (Lancashire Parachute Battalion (TA) |
| Reformed in 1947 |
| 1947-1948 Lieutenant Colonel D R Hunter, MC |
| Redesignated 13 PARA (TA) in July 1948 |
| 13th (Lancashire) Battalion The Parachute Regiment |
| 1948-1952 Lieutenant Colonel D R Hunter,
MC 1952-1954 Lieutenant Colonel P Cleasby-Thompson, MBE, MC 1954-1956 Lieutenant Colonel R Crawshaw, OBE |
| Amalgamated with 12 PARA in October 1956 to form 12/13 PARA (TA) |
| 12th/13th (Yorks & Lancs) Battalion The Parachute Regiment (TA) |
| 1956..........Lieutenant
Colonel J W B Marshall 1956-1957 Lieutenant Colonel R Crawshaw, OBE 1957-1961 Lieutenant Colonel G Pollard, OBE, MC, MM, TD 1961-1964 Lieutenant Colonel G W Hawkes, MC 1964-1966 Lieutenant Colonel P J O'Kane |
| Amalgamated with 17 PARA (TA) in 1967 to form 4 PARA (V) |