Commandants and Commanding Officers
1942-1993
| Airborne Forces Depot |
| 1942..........Lieutenant
Colonel L W Giles, MC 1942-1946 Lieutenant Colonel R J F Campbell 1946-1947 Lieutenant Colonel T J Firbank, MC 1947-1948 Lieutenant Colonel T G D Rowley |
| Redesignated Depot PARA & Airborne Forces in July 1948 |
| Depot The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces |
| 1948-1951 Colonel K T Darling, DSO, OBE 1951-1952 Colonel A W E Daniell 1952-1955 Colonel R G Pine-Coffin, DSO, MC 1955-1957 Colonel H B Coxen, DSO, MC 1957-1959 Colonel G Hewetson, DSO, OBE, TD 19959-1960 Lieutenant Colonel G R Flood, MC 1960-1962 Lieutenant Colonel J L Waddy, OBE 1962-1965 Lieutenant Colonel S C A N Bishop, OBE 1965-1968 Lieutenant Colonel M A J Tugwell 1968-1970 Lieutenant Colonel M H Jones, MBE 1970-1972 Lieutenant Colonel P L F Baillon 1972-1974 Lieutenant Colonel P F Walter, MBE, MC 1974-1977 Lieutenant Colonel R G Southerst 1977-1979 Lieutenant Colonel G D Farrell, MBE 1979-1981 Lieutenant Colonel M A Benjamin 1981-1984 Lieutenant Colonel S D R W Brewis, MBE 1984-1987 Lieutenant Colonel D L Roberts, MBE 1987-1989 Lieutenant Colonel T A Marsh 1989-1991 Lieutenant Colonel D J Campbell 1991-1993 Lieutenant Colonel J J P Poraj-Wilcynski |
| The Parachute Regiment Battle Camp |
| Initially formed from permanent staff of Depot PARA |
| 1960-1962 Captain J Taylor 1962-1964 Captain L J H Kent 1964-1967 Major A M L Watson |
| Redesignated The Parachute Regiment Battle School in 1967 |
| The Parachute Regiment Battle School |
| 1967-1969 Major J J L Thorpe |
| Upgraded to a lieutenant colonel's command in 1968 |
| 1968-1969 Lieutenant Colonel J G
Starling, MBE, MC 1969-1971 Lieutenant Colonel P F Walter, MBE, MC 1972-1974 Lieutenant Colonel J J L Thorpe, MBE 1974-1976 Lieutenant Colonel J P Epplestone |
| Transferred to the School of Infantry and redesignated NCOs Tactics Wing in 1976 |