| General John Thomas Hill (1st Battalion) 24th Oct 1872 - 29th Jun 1895 |
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| General Mark Kerr Atherley (2nd Battalion) 5th Apr 1880 - 11th Mar 1884 |
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| General Sir John Alexander Ewart KCB (2nd Battalion) 12th Mar 1884 - 29th Jun 1895 |
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| Lieut-General Charles Edward Parke Gordon CB 30th Jun 1895 - 27th Jun 1897 |
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Field Marshal Sir George Stuart White VC GCB OM GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO 28th Jun 1897 - 24th Jun 1912 |
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General Sir Charles Whittingham Horsley Douglas GCB 25th Jun 1912 - 25th Oct 1914 |
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General Sir Ian Standish Montieth Hamilton GCB GCMG DSO TD 26th Oct 1914 - 31st May 1939 |
| Major-General Sir James Lauderdale Gilbert Burnett Bt. CB CMG DSO 1st Jun 1939 - 31st Mar 1948 |
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Colonel William James Graham MC 1st Apr 1948 - 13th Jun 1958 |
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| Brigadier James Roderick Sinclair, 19th Earl of Caithness CVO CBE DSO 14th Jun 1958 |
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Lieut-General Sir Peter Walter Graham KCB CBE 1986 - 1994 |
