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Commanding Officers
1941- 2000
| 2nd Parachute Battalion |
| 1941-1942 Lieutenant Colonel E W C
Flavell, MC 1942 .........Lieutenant Colonel G P Gofton-Salmond, OBE 1942-1946 Lieutenant Colonel J D Frost, DSO, MC 1946-1947 Lieutenant Colonel D R W Webber |
| Amalgamated with 3rd Para Bn to form 2nd/3rd Para Bn in Dec 1947 |
| 2nd/3rd Parachute Battalion |
| 1947-1948 Lieutenant Colonel T H Birbeck, DSO |
| Disbanded Jul 1948 |
| 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment |
| Formed in Jul 1948 from 5th (Scottish) Para Bn |
| 1948...........Lieutenant
Colonel P S Sandilands, DSO 1948-1952 Lieutenant Colonel G W White, MBE 1952-1955 Lieutenant Colonel H B Coxen, DSO, MC 1955 .........Lieutenant Colonel R C C Langrishe 1955-1958 Lieutenant Colonel H E N Bredin, DSO, MC 1958-1960 Lieutenant Colonel D A Beckett, DSO, OBE 1960-1962 Lieutenant Colonel F D King, MBE 1962-1964 Lieutenant Colonel N F Gordon-Wilson, MBE 1964-1966 Lieutenant Colonel C E Eberhardie, MBE, MC 1966-1968 Lieutenant Colonel J M H Roberts, OBE 1968-1971 Lieutenant Colonel R W Dawnay, OBE 1971-1973 Lieutenant Colonel G H W Howlett, OBE, MC 1973-1975 Lieutenant Colonel C J Bowden, MBE 1975-1978 Lieutenant Colonel D W F Taylor 1978-1981 Lieutenant Colonel O G Thomson, OBE 1981-1982 Lieutenant Colonel H Jones, VC, OBE 1982-1984 Lieutenant Colonel D R Chaundler, OBE 1984-1987 Lieutenant Colonel D C Parker 1987-1989 Lieutenant Colonel P E Dennison, OBE 1989-1992 Lieutenant Colonel C F Hicks, OBE 1992- 1994 Lieutenant Colonel A R Freer 1994-1997 Lieutenant Colonel D G Benest, MBE 1997-1999 Lieutenant Colonel J D Shaw 1999-2000 Lieutenant Colonel C Chapman |