IV
Commanding Officers
1942-2000
| 4th Parachute Battalion |
| 1942...........Lieutenant
Colonel M R Hope Thomson 1942-1943 Lieutenant Colonel J A Dene 1943-1944 Lieutenant Colonel H B Coxen, DSO 1944-1945 Lieutenant Colonel De V Martin 1945-1946 Lieutenant Colonel G P Rickord, DSO 1946..........Lieutenant Colonel P H C Hayward 1946-1947 Lieutenant Colonel H B Coxon, DSO |
| Amalgamated with 6th Para Bn to become 4th/6th Para Bn in Dec 1947 |
| 4th/6th Parachute Battalion |
| 1947-1948 Lieutenant Colonel H B Coxen, DSO 1948..........Lieutenant Colonel J H Cubbon, DSO |
| Redesignated 1 PARA in July 1948 |
| 4th (Volunteer) Battalion The Parachute Regiment |
| Formed in April 1967 from 12th/13th PARA (TA) and 17th PARA (TA) |
| 19667-1968 Lieutenant Colonel K C Came, OBE 1968-1970 Lieutenant Colonel D W Callaghan 1970-1973 Lieutenant Colonel L P Weeks 1973-1975 Lieutenant Colonel J A Rymer-Jones 1975-1977 Lieutenant Colonel L J H Kent 1977-1980 Lieutenant Colonel P M Beaumont, MBE 1980-1982 Lieutenant Colonel E C Loden, MC 1982-1985 Lieutenant Colonel J A MacGregor, MC 1985-1987 Lieutenant Colonel A H Clark 1987-1990 Lieutenant Colonel B K Martin, OBE 1990-1992 Lieutenant Colonel A W Snook 1992-1995.Lieutenant Colonel J C Gallagher 1995-1998 Lieutenant Colonel D C Parkinson 1998-2000 Lieutenant Colonel H M Fletcher, CBE |
| Absorbed 15 PARA (SV) in April 1993, retaining the title 4 PARA (V) |